COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mapleton vs Lewistown
PLACE A
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Mapleton is 95% smaller than Lewistown. Mapleton earns more, with a median household income $31,014 higher. Lewistown has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -5%).
MAPLETONLEWISTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population4028,385−95% vs Lewistown
Population density2,1974,131−1,934
Population growth-5.2%2.9%−8.1 pts
Median age36.637.0−0.4
Male47.0%47.5%−0.5 pts
Female53.0%52.5%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%84.5%+10.0 pts
Black0.5%0.9%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other5.0%6.7%−1.7 pts
Median household income$71,250$40,236+$31,014
Per capita income$26,327$23,788+$2,539
Poverty rate10.4%35.7%−25.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.438−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%12.5%−6.0 pts
Graduate degree2.7%3.7%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%4.3%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation71.7%54.5%+17.2 pts
Median home value$90,000$98,500−$8,500
Median gross rent$775$797−$22
Owner-occupied82.1%39.6%+42.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%15.9%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%43.7%−11.5 pts
Average commute28.721.6+7.0
Worked from home6.7%7.8%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.3%3.1%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025