COMPARING TWO PLACES
Northfield vs St. Matthews
PLACE A
Northfield, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
St. Matthews, South Carolina
Northfield is 106% larger than St. Matthews. Northfield earns more, with a median household income $9,479 higher. Northfield has grown faster since 2000 (79% vs -9%).
NORTHFIELDST. MATTHEWSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,7661,827+106% vs St. Matthews
Population density1,548951+597
Population growth78.8%-8.9%+87.7 pts
Median age30.154.3−24.2
Male56.0%43.8%+12.3 pts
Female44.0%56.2%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born2.2%3.8%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%47.7%+39.2 pts
Black0.9%50.1%−49.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%0.7%+1.8 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other8.5%1.5%+7.0 pts
Median household income$60,789$51,310+$9,479
Per capita income$29,202$33,337−$4,135
Poverty rate17.4%31.1%−13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%30.4%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree15.2%8.1%+7.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%8.1%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation58.0%58.5%−0.5 pts
Median home value$241,400$204,200+$37,200
Median gross rent$997$970+$27
Owner-occupied56.6%67.1%−10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%14.6%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households58.8%56.8%+2.0 pts
Average commute25.617.3+8.3
Worked from home10.8%13.1%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured3.5%10.9%−7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024