COMPARING TWO PLACES
Phelps vs Bristol
PLACE A
Phelps, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Phelps is 97% smaller than Bristol. Bristol earns more, with a median household income $47,500 higher. Bristol has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -15%).
PHELPSBRISTOLDIFFERENCE
Total population3019,970−97% vs Bristol
Population density385,872−5,834
Population growth-14.9%1.4%−16.3 pts
Median age58.338.9+19.4
Male40.2%47.0%−6.8 pts
Female59.8%53.0%+6.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.7%71.1%+10.6 pts
Black0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other18.3%7.1%+11.1 pts
Median household income$28,542$76,042−$47,500
Per capita income$14,944$43,798−$28,854
Poverty rate36.5%8.6%+27.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4850.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%20.9%−13.6 pts
Graduate degree4.2%6.7%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation8.8%66.7%−57.9 pts
Median home value$102,700$271,100−$168,400
Median gross rent$659$1,409−$750
Owner-occupied57.4%61.0%−3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%3.8%+12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%55.0%−55.0 pts
Average commute25.632.0−6.3
Worked from home0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024