COMPARING TWO PLACES
Montgomery vs Bedford
PLACE A
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Montgomery is 45% smaller than Bedford. Montgomery earns more, with a median household income $22,561 higher.
MONTGOMERYBEDFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5382,817−45% vs Bedford
Population density2,8122,596+215
Population growth-0.7%0.8%−1.5 pts
Median age30.145.9−15.8
Male51.2%49.7%+1.5 pts
Female48.8%50.3%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.4%3.7%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.0%94.1%−5.1 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%0.4%+4.4 pts
Asian0.4%3.2%−2.8 pts
Other5.8%1.4%+4.4 pts
Median household income$63,936$41,375+$22,561
Per capita income$27,257$33,560−$6,303
Poverty rate5.3%12.5%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.465−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%18.1%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree4.0%8.2%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%2.6%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation67.0%61.0%+6.0 pts
Median home value$145,900$182,000−$36,100
Median gross rent$1,006$677+$329
Owner-occupied64.5%47.7%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%12.6%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households44.2%54.6%−10.4 pts
Average commute29.615.4+14.1
Worked from home9.3%5.8%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured2.8%4.6%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025