COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lovejoy vs Hampton
PLACE A
Lovejoy, Buffalo, New York
VS
PLACE B
Hampton, South Carolina
Lovejoy is 234% larger than Hampton. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
LOVEJOYHAMPTONDIFFERENCE
Total population8,6882,598+234% vs Hampton
Population density9,203576+8,628
Population growth–-4.1%–
Median age34.650.2−15.6
Male54.9%49.9%+5.1 pts
Female45.1%50.1%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born9.1%4.3%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.3%43.6%+9.7 pts
Black15.4%49.3%−33.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%0.0%+12.7 pts
Asian11.3%4.2%+7.0 pts
Other7.3%2.9%+4.4 pts
Median household income$42,934$43,472−$538
Per capita income$22,729$27,020−$4,291
Poverty rate24.8%18.3%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.448−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%10.4%+1.7 pts
Graduate degree5.4%5.8%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate10.2%11.8%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation64.1%45.6%+18.5 pts
Median home value$101,437$206,400−$104,963
Median gross rent$834$909−$75
Owner-occupied61.6%66.7%−5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%13.9%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%39.9%+7.0 pts
Average commute21.429.3−7.9
Worked from home5.0%4.6%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Uninsured2.7%6.6%−3.9 pts