COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mountain Brook vs Homewood
PLACE A
Mountain Brook, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Homewood, Pennsylvania
Mountain Brook is 24515% larger than Homewood. Mountain Brook earns more, with a median household income $159,872 higher. Mountain Brook has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -5%).
MOUNTAIN BROOKHOMEWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population21,66188+24515% vs Homewood
Population density1,687521+1,166
Population growth10.0%-4.6%+14.6 pts
Median age42.946.7−3.8
Male48.4%64.0%−15.6 pts
Female51.6%36.0%+15.6 pts
Foreign-born2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%77.3%+17.7 pts
Black0.6%5.3%−4.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%9.3%−8.5 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other2.7%8.0%−5.3 pts
Median household income$201,479$41,607+$159,872
Per capita income$119,993$31,363+$88,630
Poverty rate3.2%8.0%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5070.360+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher88.6%11.1%+77.4 pts
Graduate degree39.5%3.2%+36.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%4.8%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation62.8%57.5%+5.3 pts
Median home value$916,300$112,500+$803,800
Median gross rent$1,456$928+$528
Owner-occupied89.9%48.9%+41.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%10.0%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households25.2%47.8%−22.6 pts
Average commute16.418.9−2.5
Worked from home16.9%5.0%+11.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.8%4.0%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025