COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Pleasant vs Newport
PLACE A
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Newport, Oregon
Mount Pleasant is 60% smaller than Newport. Newport earns more, with a median household income $8,748 higher. Newport has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -5%).
MOUNT PLEASANTNEWPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population4,10810,383−60% vs Newport
Population density4,1041,041+3,063
Population growth-4.7%2.7%−7.4 pts
Median age51.051.3−0.3
Male45.3%45.0%+0.3 pts
Female54.7%55.0%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.1%8.1%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%75.5%+22.9 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%14.5%−14.2 pts
Asian0.1%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other1.2%6.9%−5.7 pts
Median household income$51,820$60,568−$8,748
Per capita income$32,677$40,088−$7,411
Poverty rate11.1%16.2%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.471−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%31.3%−13.6 pts
Graduate degree4.8%14.9%−10.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%7.3%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation55.1%50.5%+4.6 pts
Median home value$143,000$441,400−$298,400
Median gross rent$721$1,241−$520
Owner-occupied65.8%58.2%+7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%17.3%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households25.8%43.0%−17.2 pts
Average commute28.116.0+12.1
Worked from home11.0%11.7%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.8%−0.7 pts
Uninsured1.6%9.5%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025