COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Union vs Lewistown
PLACE A
Mount Union, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Mount Union is 73% smaller than Lewistown. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lewistown has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -6%).
MOUNT UNIONLEWISTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2,2318,385−73% vs Lewistown
Population density1,9254,131−2,206
Population growth-5.7%2.9%−8.6 pts
Median age34.837.0−2.2
Male53.1%47.5%+5.6 pts
Female46.9%52.5%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.3%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%84.5%+4.8 pts
Black5.7%0.9%+4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%6.9%−5.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other3.6%6.7%−3.1 pts
Median household income$40,625$40,236+$389
Per capita income$25,437$23,788+$1,649
Poverty rate26.7%35.7%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.438+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%12.5%+3.6 pts
Graduate degree3.4%3.7%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%4.3%+5.5 pts
Labor force participation59.3%54.5%+4.8 pts
Median home value$98,200$98,500−$300
Median gross rent$482$797−$315
Owner-occupied51.7%39.6%+12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%15.9%−5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households27.7%43.7%−16.0 pts
Average commute30.121.6+8.5
Worked from home3.9%7.8%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured7.6%3.1%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025