COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pine Grove vs Sandy
PLACE A
Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sandy, Utah
Pine Grove is 98% smaller than Sandy. Sandy earns more, with a median household income $48,094 higher. Sandy has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -6%).
PINE GROVESANDYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,07792,386−98% vs Sandy
Population density1,9503,814−1,864
Population growth-6.3%10.8%−17.1 pts
Median age44.737.6+7.1
Male54.3%50.0%+4.3 pts
Female45.7%50.0%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.2%10.3%−10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%77.9%+18.7 pts
Black0.3%0.5%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%11.4%−9.6 pts
Asian0.3%3.6%−3.3 pts
Other1.0%6.6%−5.6 pts
Median household income$64,082$112,176−$48,094
Per capita income$44,952$52,871−$7,919
Poverty rate7.8%5.5%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4980.428+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%46.0%−31.1 pts
Graduate degree2.3%16.9%−14.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%2.6%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation58.9%69.4%−10.5 pts
Median home value$138,600$614,100−$475,500
Median gross rent$793$1,777−$984
Owner-occupied70.2%75.2%−5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%3.5%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households59.0%44.0%+15.0 pts
Average commute25.822.7+3.2
Worked from home9.6%22.8%−13.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured5.9%5.4%+0.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025