COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mapleton vs West Fargo
PLACE A
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
West Fargo, North Dakota
Mapleton is 99% smaller than West Fargo. West Fargo earns more, with a median household income $19,415 higher. West Fargo has grown faster since 2000 (50% vs -5%).
MAPLETONWEST FARGODIFFERENCE
Total population40241,175−99% vs West Fargo
Population density2,1972,546−349
Population growth-5.2%49.5%−54.8 pts
Median age36.633.3+3.3
Male47.0%50.9%−4.0 pts
Female53.0%49.1%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%83.1%+11.4 pts
Black0.5%5.2%−4.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other5.0%5.9%−0.9 pts
Median household income$71,250$90,665−$19,415
Per capita income$26,327$48,836−$22,509
Poverty rate10.4%8.8%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.448−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%42.1%−35.7 pts
Graduate degree2.7%14.9%−12.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%1.1%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation71.7%77.5%−5.9 pts
Median home value$90,000$321,900−$231,900
Median gross rent$775$1,111−$336
Owner-occupied82.1%64.4%+17.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%4.3%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%38.8%−6.7 pts
Average commute28.717.3+11.3
Worked from home6.7%10.2%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured9.3%4.4%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025