COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hellertown vs Phillipsburg
PLACE A
Hellertown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Phillipsburg, Georgia
Hellertown is 3080% larger than Phillipsburg. Hellertown earns more, with a median household income $50,693 higher. Hellertown has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -9%).
HELLERTOWNPHILLIPSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population6,138193+3080% vs Phillipsburg
Population density4,678627+4,052
Population growth4.0%-9.5%+13.4 pts
Median age41.542.2−0.7
Male44.2%53.9%−9.7 pts
Female55.8%46.1%+9.7 pts
Foreign-born5.7%0.0%+5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%0.0%+78.2 pts
Black0.9%100.0%−99.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%0.0%+16.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other4.0%0.0%+4.0 pts
Median household income$72,813$22,120+$50,693
Per capita income$36,700$19,840+$16,860
Poverty rate4.8%21.8%−17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.096+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%0.0%+30.8 pts
Graduate degree9.9%0.0%+9.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Labor force participation61.1%50.3%+10.8 pts
Median home value$256,200$9,999+$246,201
Median gross rent$1,372$643+$729
Owner-occupied66.7%10.7%+56.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%22.9%−15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.4%100.0%−43.6 pts
Average commute25.719.3+6.3
Worked from home18.8%0.0%+18.8 pts
Public transit to work2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Uninsured1.9%24.4%−22.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024