COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine Grove vs Hood River
PLACE A
Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hood River, Oregon
Pine Grove is 75% smaller than Hood River. Hood River earns more, with a median household income $21,565 higher. Hood River has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -6%).
PINE GROVEHOOD RIVERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,0778,315−75% vs Hood River
Population density1,9503,188−1,238
Population growth-6.3%16.0%−22.3 pts
Median age44.738.2+6.5
Male54.3%48.6%+5.7 pts
Female45.7%51.4%−5.7 pts
Foreign-born0.2%10.7%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%65.2%+31.3 pts
Black0.3%0.7%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%23.1%−21.3 pts
Asian0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Other1.0%9.7%−8.7 pts
Median household income$64,082$85,647−$21,565
Per capita income$44,952$53,674−$8,722
Poverty rate7.8%10.8%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.486+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%54.2%−39.2 pts
Graduate degree2.3%24.5%−22.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%3.3%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation58.9%67.4%−8.4 pts
Median home value$138,600$684,100−$545,500
Median gross rent$793$1,480−$687
Owner-occupied70.2%52.9%+17.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%13.9%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households59.0%51.0%+8.0 pts
Average commute25.816.5+9.4
Worked from home9.6%25.8%−16.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured5.9%8.4%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025