COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leighton vs Sheffield
PLACE A
Leighton, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Sheffield, Pennsylvania
Leighton is 20% smaller than Sheffield. Sheffield earns more, with a median household income $24,752 higher.
LEIGHTONSHEFFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population669833−20% vs Sheffield
Population density310475−165
Population growth-8.8%-10.7%+1.9 pts
Median age44.945.6−0.7
Male44.2%61.3%−17.1 pts
Female55.8%38.7%+17.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic40.0%98.8%−58.8 pts
Black46.2%0.0%+46.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.2%0.0%+6.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.6%1.2%+6.4 pts
Median household income$33,894$58,646−$24,752
Per capita income$26,409$25,308+$1,101
Poverty rate24.0%26.4%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5380.354+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%14.9%+12.5 pts
Graduate degree2.9%5.5%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation62.7%52.3%+10.4 pts
Median home value$85,300$90,000−$4,700
Median gross rent$388$533−$145
Owner-occupied58.9%81.1%−22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.6%11.1%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households69.4%33.8%+35.6 pts
Average commute15.020.4−5.3
Worked from home1.7%9.8%−8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.3%1.2%+11.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024