COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pittsburg vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Pittsburg, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Pittsburg is 758% larger than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $18,973 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
PITTSBURGMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,676545+758% vs Mount Vernon
Population density1,299798+501
Population growth-3.6%4.0%−7.6 pts
Median age34.550.3−15.8
Male49.5%54.7%−5.1 pts
Female50.5%45.3%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born14.6%0.0%+14.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.3%84.3%−51.1 pts
Black23.4%0.0%+23.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%0.0%+40.6 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other2.1%15.7%−13.6 pts
Median household income$44,308$63,281−$18,973
Per capita income$24,171$42,535−$18,364
Poverty rate24.7%9.9%+14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.348+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%5.8%+7.7 pts
Graduate degree3.8%0.0%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%0.0%+6.6 pts
Labor force participation60.4%63.6%−3.2 pts
Median home value$119,200$143,000−$23,800
Median gross rent$777$789−$12
Owner-occupied55.0%86.0%−31.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%11.9%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.0%24.1%+22.9 pts
Average commute19.155.2−36.1
Worked from home0.0%0.0%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured27.0%8.8%+18.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025