COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mapleton vs Waseca
PLACE A
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Waseca, Minnesota
Mapleton is 96% smaller than Waseca. Mapleton earns more, with a median household income $7,176 higher.
MAPLETONWASECADIFFERENCE
Total population4029,035−96% vs Waseca
Population density2,1972,104+93
Population growth-5.2%-1.9%−3.3 pts
Median age36.638.0−1.4
Male47.0%44.9%+2.1 pts
Female53.0%55.1%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%84.5%+9.9 pts
Black0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other5.0%2.2%+2.9 pts
Median household income$71,250$64,074+$7,176
Per capita income$26,327$30,270−$3,943
Poverty rate10.4%9.5%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.397−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%17.2%−10.7 pts
Graduate degree2.7%3.8%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%2.8%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation71.7%58.8%+12.9 pts
Median home value$90,000$189,200−$99,200
Median gross rent$775$903−$128
Owner-occupied82.1%71.9%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%3.7%+10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%40.6%−8.5 pts
Average commute28.719.1+9.6
Worked from home6.7%2.8%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured9.3%3.3%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025