COMPARING TWO PLACES
Petersham vs Fitchburg
PLACE A
Petersham, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Petersham is 99% smaller than Fitchburg. Petersham earns more, with a median household income $21,297 higher. Fitchburg has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -7%).
PETERSHAMFITCHBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population31234,615−99% vs Fitchburg
Population density253983−730
Population growth-7.4%17.2%−24.6 pts
Median age56.834.4+22.4
Male56.1%54.1%+2.0 pts
Female43.9%45.9%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.6%61.6%+32.9 pts
Black0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%14.4%−13.1 pts
Asian0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Other4.2%5.4%−1.2 pts
Median household income$107,813$86,516+$21,297
Per capita income$56,610$59,210−$2,600
Poverty rate6.1%9.3%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%57.7%−9.1 pts
Graduate degree30.9%23.6%+7.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%1.9%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation47.7%73.3%−25.6 pts
Median home value$389,100$417,200−$28,100
Median gross rent$1,583$1,373+$210
Owner-occupied92.0%47.6%+44.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%1.4%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%47.1%−19.8 pts
Average commute32.418.9+13.5
Worked from home12.0%16.1%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024