COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe vs Peekskill
PLACE A
Monroe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Peekskill, New York
Monroe is 98% smaller than Peekskill. Peekskill earns more, with a median household income $32,007 higher. Peekskill has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -14%).
MONROEPEEKSKILLDIFFERENCE
Total population47925,891−98% vs Peekskill
Population density9705,960−4,991
Population growth-13.7%7.8%−21.6 pts
Median age36.741.8−5.1
Male51.7%51.4%+0.3 pts
Female48.3%48.6%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.4%29.9%−28.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%35.3%+61.2 pts
Black0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%45.7%−43.1 pts
Asian0.3%1.9%−1.6 pts
Other0.6%3.7%−3.1 pts
Median household income$53,947$85,954−$32,007
Per capita income$30,200$45,565−$15,365
Poverty rate12.4%11.9%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.437−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%37.8%−22.2 pts
Graduate degree8.3%18.0%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%6.7%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation59.0%67.2%−8.3 pts
Median home value$174,000$395,600−$221,600
Median gross rent$854$2,036−$1,182
Owner-occupied72.0%59.4%+12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%6.9%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%54.3%−3.0 pts
Average commute26.237.2−11.0
Worked from home4.4%10.4%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Uninsured9.8%8.6%+1.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025