COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendon vs Portage
PLACE A
Mendon, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Portage, Pennsylvania
Mendon is 43% smaller than Portage. Mendon earns more, with a median household income $102,705 higher. Mendon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
MENDONPORTAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3262,344−43% vs Portage
Population density8423,546−2,704
Population growth4.4%-6.8%+11.2 pts
Median age39.144.3−5.2
Male51.2%52.8%−1.6 pts
Female48.8%47.2%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.5%97.2%−12.6 pts
Black1.2%0.1%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.8%2.7%+1.1 pts
Median household income$148,261$45,556+$102,705
Per capita income$48,906$26,358+$22,548
Poverty rate1.5%23.2%−21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.440−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%20.4%+32.3 pts
Graduate degree18.0%3.8%+14.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%5.0%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation71.5%53.0%+18.5 pts
Median home value$594,100$94,800+$499,300
Median gross rent$785$751+$34
Owner-occupied86.2%76.6%+9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%46.0%−22.2 pts
Average commute24.624.2+0.5
Worked from home19.6%8.9%+10.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.5%3.6%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025