COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lowell vs Mount Pleasant
PLACE A
Lowell, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Lowell is 69% smaller than Mount Pleasant. Lowell earns more, with a median household income $47,620 higher. Lowell has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -5%).
LOWELLMOUNT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2834,108−69% vs Mount Pleasant
Population density1,4834,104−2,621
Population growth14.4%-4.7%+19.1 pts
Median age48.251.0−2.8
Male47.1%45.3%+1.8 pts
Female52.9%54.7%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born7.7%1.1%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%98.4%−17.9 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.6%0.3%+11.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.1%+0.2 pts
Other7.7%1.2%+6.5 pts
Median household income$99,440$51,820+$47,620
Per capita income$43,825$32,677+$11,148
Poverty rate6.9%11.1%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%17.7%+10.2 pts
Graduate degree11.6%4.8%+6.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation60.7%55.1%+5.6 pts
Median home value$406,600$143,000+$263,600
Median gross rent$1,125$721+$404
Owner-occupied83.6%65.8%+17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%8.9%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%25.8%+21.1 pts
Average commute28.828.1+0.7
Worked from home9.8%11.0%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.1%+1.4 pts
Uninsured4.0%1.6%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025