COMPARING TWO PLACES
Masthope vs Mechanicstown
PLACE A
Masthope, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mechanicstown, New York
Masthope is 92% smaller than Mechanicstown. Masthope earns more, with a median household income $19,144 higher. Mechanicstown has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -1%).
MASTHOPEMECHANICSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population6898,808−92% vs Mechanicstown
Population density1322,630−2,498
Population growth-0.6%17.6%−18.2 pts
Median age66.340.4+25.9
Male59.8%45.9%+13.9 pts
Female40.2%54.1%−13.9 pts
Foreign-born11.6%16.8%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%32.4%+56.0 pts
Black0.0%24.0%−24.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%35.4%−30.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other6.4%5.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$100,394$81,250+$19,144
Per capita income$50,104$37,167+$12,937
Poverty rate19.3%18.1%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.417+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%23.3%+18.5 pts
Graduate degree21.3%6.2%+15.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%9.1%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation34.4%65.8%−31.5 pts
Median home value$336,800$344,200−$7,400
Median gross rent$1,253$1,687−$434
Owner-occupied100.0%51.7%+48.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate77.4%1.3%+76.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%58.9%−58.9 pts
Average commute45.034.3+10.7
Worked from home13.6%9.0%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Uninsured3.0%3.4%−0.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024