COMPARING TWO PLACES
Long Branch vs Wakefield
PLACE A
Long Branch, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Wakefield, Kansas
Long Branch is 51% smaller than Wakefield. Long Branch earns more, with a median household income $6,406 higher. Long Branch has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -12%).
LONG BRANCHWAKEFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population410835−51% vs Wakefield
Population density1291,680−1,552
Population growth-5.8%-12.4%+6.6 pts
Median age53.144.6+8.5
Male51.5%50.6%+0.9 pts
Female48.5%49.4%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.9%1.4%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%71.3%+23.0 pts
Black1.3%1.8%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%11.9%−10.2 pts
Asian0.4%1.1%−0.6 pts
Other2.2%13.9%−11.7 pts
Median household income$75,000$68,594+$6,406
Per capita income$39,691$37,706+$1,985
Poverty rate11.8%12.1%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.405Even
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%21.0%+10.3 pts
Graduate degree10.8%5.5%+5.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%3.0%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation58.4%65.4%−7.0 pts
Median home value$154,300$172,700−$18,400
Median gross rent$775$819−$44
Owner-occupied86.4%79.1%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%4.8%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households27.6%12.1%+15.5 pts
Average commute29.731.5−1.9
Worked from home12.6%10.3%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.8%5.0%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025