COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parsons vs Bridgeport
PLACE A
Parsons, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Parsons is 62% smaller than Bridgeport. Bridgeport earns more, with a median household income $46,551 higher. Bridgeport has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -12%).
PARSONSBRIDGEPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,1625,758−62% vs Bridgeport
Population density5348,737−8,203
Population growth-11.5%10.1%−21.6 pts
Median age45.031.1+13.9
Male51.5%57.4%−5.9 pts
Female48.5%42.6%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born6.6%20.5%−14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.9%58.7%+23.2 pts
Black7.4%2.4%+5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%13.0%−9.1 pts
Asian5.7%7.0%−1.3 pts
Other1.0%18.8%−17.8 pts
Median household income$36,154$82,705−$46,551
Per capita income$24,944$39,280−$14,336
Poverty rate25.3%18.2%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.362+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%43.2%−34.8 pts
Graduate degree2.1%15.4%−13.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%3.1%+4.3 pts
Labor force participation45.8%82.5%−36.8 pts
Median home value$118,100$341,100−$223,000
Median gross rent$738$1,242−$504
Owner-occupied59.9%43.3%+16.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%9.4%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households19.9%49.8%−29.9 pts
Average commute26.418.9+7.5
Worked from home10.2%19.9%−9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured16.7%1.9%+14.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025