COMPARING TWO PLACES
Phoenix vs Ashland
PLACE A
Phoenix, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Phoenix is 65991% larger than Ashland. Phoenix earns more, with a median household income $28,624 higher. Phoenix has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -12%).
PHOENIXASHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,665,4812,520+65991% vs Ashland
Population density3,2131,520+1,693
Population growth11.2%-12.3%+23.5 pts
Median age34.950.4−15.5
Male50.2%47.8%+2.4 pts
Female49.8%52.2%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born19.0%1.0%+18.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.6%95.7%−55.1 pts
Black7.4%0.2%+7.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.0%2.0%+39.9 pts
Asian4.0%0.0%+4.0 pts
Other6.0%2.1%+3.9 pts
Median household income$81,332$52,708+$28,624
Per capita income$41,981$37,047+$4,934
Poverty rate13.7%17.4%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.494−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%14.7%+18.8 pts
Graduate degree13.1%8.8%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%6.4%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation68.3%55.0%+13.3 pts
Median home value$420,700$58,800+$361,900
Median gross rent$1,582$764+$818
Owner-occupied57.3%72.3%−15.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%24.7%−18.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.1%55.9%−6.9 pts
Average commute25.629.2−3.6
Worked from home19.0%2.7%+16.4 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
Uninsured14.3%3.3%+11.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025