COMPARING TWO PLACES
Laporte vs Williamsport
PLACE A
Laporte, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Laporte is 99% smaller than Williamsport. Laporte earns more, with a median household income $8,399 higher.
LAPORTEWILLIAMSPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population31227,384−99% vs Williamsport
Population density2923,120−2,828
Population growth-0.6%-5.5%+4.9 pts
Median age70.331.5+38.8
Male51.1%50.8%+0.3 pts
Female48.9%49.2%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%74.2%+25.8 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Median household income$57,250$48,851+$8,399
Per capita income$28,393$27,690+$703
Poverty rate5.0%25.4%−20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%27.0%−0.0 pts
Graduate degree10.4%10.4%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation24.5%59.5%−35.0 pts
Median home value$174,000$154,300+$19,700
Median gross rent$1,000$855+$145
Owner-occupied89.2%43.0%+46.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate61.6%13.6%+47.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.6%−46.6 pts
Average commute22.115.8+6.2
Worked from home17.2%11.9%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Uninsured1.3%5.6%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025