COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orrstown vs Chambersburg
PLACE A
Orrstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Orrstown is 99% smaller than Chambersburg. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Chambersburg has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -18%).
ORRSTOWNCHAMBERSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population21023,376−99% vs Chambersburg
Population density3,2813,376−94
Population growth-18.3%8.1%−26.4 pts
Median age41.739.6+2.1
Male48.1%49.6%−1.5 pts
Female51.9%50.4%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.2%65.6%+31.7 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%22.6%−21.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other2.1%4.1%−2.0 pts
Median household income$57,500$56,576+$924
Per capita income$31,743$33,172−$1,429
Poverty rate6.8%15.3%−8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.433−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%27.3%−19.8 pts
Graduate degree3.5%11.9%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%7.8%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation64.3%60.7%+3.7 pts
Median home value$162,500$215,000−$52,500
Median gross rent$3,501$1,099+$2,402
Owner-occupied63.1%42.7%+20.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%4.7%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households27.1%43.2%−16.1 pts
Average commute19.616.5+3.0
Worked from home1.4%9.8%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.2%+0.5 pts
Uninsured13.9%9.0%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025