COMPARING TWO PLACES
Millers Falls vs Northampton
PLACE A
Millers Falls, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Northampton, Pennsylvania
Millers Falls is 90% smaller than Northampton. Northampton earns more, with a median household income $22,012 higher. Northampton has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -13%).
MILLERS FALLSNORTHAMPTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,05410,570−90% vs Northampton
Population density1,1544,278−3,123
Population growth-12.7%4.7%−17.5 pts
Median age45.243.0+2.2
Male53.7%50.4%+3.3 pts
Female46.3%49.6%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born5.9%4.2%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%81.7%+15.3 pts
Black0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%12.7%−11.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other1.6%2.5%−0.9 pts
Median household income$68,750$90,762−$22,012
Per capita income$38,728$43,232−$4,504
Poverty rate13.6%6.7%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.423+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%26.2%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree8.5%9.1%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%5.2%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation69.3%64.0%+5.3 pts
Median home value$254,200$235,200+$19,000
Median gross rent$1,316$1,174+$142
Owner-occupied76.8%70.4%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.7%11.4%−8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%48.5%−1.0 pts
Average commute24.927.8−2.9
Worked from home12.0%13.0%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work1.6%2.0%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%2.6%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024