COMPARING TWO PLACES
Platea vs Meadville
PLACE A
Platea, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Platea is 96% smaller than Meadville. Platea earns more, with a median household income $23,817 higher. Platea has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
PLATEAMEADVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population43112,230−96% vs Meadville
Population density1292,804−2,675
Population growth2.8%-2.5%+5.3 pts
Median age47.434.8+12.6
Male50.3%45.6%+4.6 pts
Female49.7%54.4%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.3%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%88.7%+4.7 pts
Black0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%2.1%+1.8 pts
Asian2.0%1.5%+0.5 pts
Other0.7%3.6%−3.0 pts
Median household income$67,125$43,308+$23,817
Per capita income$32,688$25,450+$7,238
Poverty rate11.2%22.3%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.496−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%22.7%−5.1 pts
Graduate degree11.5%7.9%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.4%5.7%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation56.2%49.6%+6.6 pts
Median home value$173,600$116,400+$57,200
Median gross rent$1,344$855+$489
Owner-occupied86.1%34.0%+52.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%12.1%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households60.6%44.8%+15.8 pts
Average commute22.914.5+8.5
Worked from home14.6%10.4%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.7%5.1%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025