COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monument vs Pendleton
PLACE A
Monument, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Pendleton, South Carolina
Monument is 97% smaller than Pendleton. Pendleton earns more, with a median household income $23,482 higher. Pendleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -10%).
MONUMENTPENDLETONDIFFERENCE
Total population1123,739−97% vs Pendleton
Population density220762−542
Population growth-10.2%17.7%−27.9 pts
Median age73.940.4+33.5
Male29.2%41.9%−12.7 pts
Female70.8%58.1%+12.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%74.0%−14.0 pts
Black0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.0%0.0%+40.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Median household income$38,419$61,901−$23,482
Per capita income$29,583$44,500−$14,917
Poverty rate24.3%21.8%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1910.526−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%50.0%−44.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%20.5%−20.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation23.1%65.9%−42.9 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$250,500+$1,749,501
Median gross rent$669$1,034−$365
Owner-occupied74.8%52.7%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%7.4%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%29.6%+21.9 pts
Average commute31.924.0+7.9
Worked from home0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.2%7.2%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025