COMPARING TWO PLACES
Penbrook vs Progress
PLACE A
Penbrook, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Progress, Pennsylvania
Penbrook is 71% smaller than Progress. Progress earns more, with a median household income $10,718 higher. Progress has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 9%).
PENBROOKPROGRESSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,24311,017−71% vs Progress
Population density7,2553,654+3,601
Population growth8.8%14.4%−5.5 pts
Median age34.136.6−2.5
Male51.0%46.7%+4.3 pts
Female49.0%53.3%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born2.3%16.3%−14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.2%44.9%−5.8 pts
Black24.4%21.1%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.2%10.2%+16.0 pts
Asian0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
Other10.2%10.5%−0.3 pts
Median household income$62,312$73,030−$10,718
Per capita income$30,808$35,906−$5,098
Poverty rate7.4%10.4%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.409−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%31.4%+6.9 pts
Graduate degree18.3%8.7%+9.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%2.9%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation78.5%70.0%+8.5 pts
Median home value$168,100$202,500−$34,400
Median gross rent$987$1,233−$246
Owner-occupied56.8%57.4%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%4.6%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%47.6%−0.4 pts
Average commute19.621.8−2.2
Worked from home14.7%13.7%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured13.9%12.4%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024