COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Brandon
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Monroe is 100% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $25,738 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -14%).
MONROEBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population479119,767−100% vs Brandon
Population density9703,615−2,645
Population growth-13.7%10.8%−24.5 pts
Median age36.737.3−0.6
Male51.7%48.5%+3.2 pts
Female48.3%51.5%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born1.4%17.7%−16.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%42.1%+54.4 pts
Black0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%30.9%−28.3 pts
Asian0.3%4.3%−4.0 pts
Other0.6%6.0%−5.4 pts
Median household income$53,947$79,685−$25,738
Per capita income$30,200$41,340−$11,140
Poverty rate12.4%11.4%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.432−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%33.8%−18.2 pts
Graduate degree8.3%11.1%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%4.6%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation59.0%65.5%−6.5 pts
Median home value$174,000$339,000−$165,000
Median gross rent$854$1,784−$930
Owner-occupied72.0%56.2%+15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%6.2%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%54.3%−3.0 pts
Average commute26.228.4−2.3
Worked from home4.4%18.1%−13.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.8%12.5%−2.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024