COMPARING TWO PLACES
Loretto vs Florence
PLACE A
Loretto, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Florence, South Carolina
Loretto is 97% smaller than Florence. Loretto earns more, with a median household income $7,786 higher. Florence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -8%).
LORETTOFLORENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,13541,231−97% vs Florence
Population density1,2021,684−481
Population growth-8.1%7.7%−15.8 pts
Median age20.537.8−17.3
Male32.7%45.0%−12.2 pts
Female67.3%55.0%+12.2 pts
Foreign-born6.1%5.2%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%40.5%+46.9 pts
Black5.2%49.8%−44.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%4.6%−2.3 pts
Asian1.5%3.2%−1.7 pts
Other3.6%1.9%+1.7 pts
Median household income$63,929$56,143+$7,786
Per capita income$9,191$34,306−$25,115
Poverty rate36.4%18.9%+17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%30.4%+20.9 pts
Graduate degree20.9%13.5%+7.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%5.4%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation33.4%61.4%−28.1 pts
Median home value$204,300$211,400−$7,100
Median gross rent$1,297$992+$305
Owner-occupied75.5%58.4%+17.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.2%14.1%+31.0 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%48.5%−8.5 pts
Average commute12.618.7−6.0
Worked from home6.2%11.0%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured0.2%7.1%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025