COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mansfield vs Van Buren
PLACE A
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Van Buren, Indiana
Mansfield is 279% larger than Van Buren. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Van Buren has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -22%).
MANSFIELDVAN BURENDIFFERENCE
Total population2,937775+279% vs Van Buren
Population density1,5591,329+230
Population growth-21.7%-8.6%−13.1 pts
Median age29.747.3−17.6
Male44.9%50.1%−5.2 pts
Female55.1%49.9%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born2.6%0.6%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%91.3%−2.2 pts
Black3.6%0.6%+3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%1.8%+2.5 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other2.1%6.3%−4.1 pts
Median household income$47,685$47,692−$7
Per capita income$26,135$27,665−$1,530
Poverty rate25.1%19.7%+5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.412+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%9.8%+21.3 pts
Graduate degree12.9%3.5%+9.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%7.7%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation63.3%56.3%+7.0 pts
Median home value$191,600$69,800+$121,800
Median gross rent$730$816−$86
Owner-occupied51.3%81.4%−30.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%13.8%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households65.3%19.0%+46.2 pts
Average commute13.325.7−12.4
Worked from home7.5%3.4%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.6%13.8%−8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025