COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oberlin vs Middletown
PLACE A
Oberlin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Middletown, Delaware
Oberlin is 99% smaller than Middletown. Oberlin earns more, with a median household income $12,978 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 14%).
OBERLINMIDDLETOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population26925,798−99% vs Middletown
Population density2,0692,035+34
Population growth13.9%22.9%−9.0 pts
Median age25.038.7−13.7
Male62.5%43.9%+18.6 pts
Female37.5%56.1%−18.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.3%51.8%−10.6 pts
Black16.4%31.0%−14.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.3%5.9%+35.3 pts
Asian0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Other1.1%7.1%−5.9 pts
Median household income$125,809$112,831+$12,978
Per capita income$30,482$52,839−$22,357
Poverty rate0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1480.419−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%44.0%−25.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%18.0%−18.0 pts
Unemployment rate15.6%8.0%+7.7 pts
Labor force participation81.7%69.4%+12.3 pts
Median home value$229,400$409,600−$180,200
Median gross rent$935$1,583−$648
Owner-occupied78.9%76.8%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate55.3%1.3%+54.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%22.7%−22.7 pts
Average commute29.230.0−0.9
Worked from home10.5%18.9%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024