COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mashantucket vs Westerly
PLACE A
Mashantucket, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Westerly, Rhode Island
Mashantucket is 100% smaller than Westerly. Mashantucket earns more, with a median household income $29,793 higher.
MASHANTUCKETWESTERLYDIFFERENCE
Total population8618,411−100% vs Westerly
Population density341,163−1,129
Population growth–2.7%–
Median age42.050.4−8.4
Male43.0%51.7%−8.7 pts
Female57.0%48.3%+8.7 pts
Foreign-born2.3%5.9%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.6%88.2%−62.6 pts
Black1.2%0.6%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Asian2.3%3.1%−0.8 pts
Other70.9%4.8%+66.1 pts
Median household income$125,000$95,207+$29,793
Per capita income$40,907$53,043−$12,136
Poverty rate2.4%5.7%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3420.414−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%43.3%−14.0 pts
Graduate degree12.1%18.7%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%2.9%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation61.6%63.3%−1.7 pts
Median home value$400,000$448,800−$48,800
Median gross rent$1,625$1,260+$365
Owner-occupied100.0%71.4%+28.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.0%8.3%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.0%−45.0 pts
Average commute6.822.9−16.2
Worked from home4.8%10.4%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work2.4%0.6%+1.8 pts
Uninsured37.2%3.2%+34.0 pts
Population, 2011 – 2024