COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmdale vs Middletown
PLACE A
Palmdale, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Middletown, Delaware
Palmdale is 94% smaller than Middletown. Middletown earns more, with a median household income $50,203 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 0%).
PALMDALEMIDDLETOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,54225,798−94% vs Middletown
Population density1,0382,035−996
Population growth0.0%22.9%−22.9 pts
Median age30.338.7−8.4
Male39.5%43.9%−4.4 pts
Female60.5%56.1%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born3.3%10.7%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.0%51.8%+11.2 pts
Black0.0%31.0%−31.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.7%5.9%+3.8 pts
Asian25.8%4.2%+21.7 pts
Other1.4%7.1%−5.6 pts
Median household income$62,628$112,831−$50,203
Per capita income$27,536$52,839−$25,303
Poverty rate27.1%8.4%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.419+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%44.0%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree4.3%18.0%−13.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%8.0%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation66.9%69.4%−2.5 pts
Median home value$261,400$409,600−$148,200
Median gross rent$1,436$1,583−$147
Owner-occupied33.8%76.8%−43.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%1.3%+15.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%22.7%+1.1 pts
Average commute33.430.0+3.3
Worked from home6.7%18.9%−12.2 pts
Public transit to work10.5%0.7%+9.8 pts
Uninsured5.6%2.2%+3.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024