COMPARING TWO PLACES
Potlatch vs Pullman
PLACE A
Potlatch, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Pullman, West Virginia
Potlatch is 504% larger than Pullman. Potlatch earns more, with a median household income $22,989 higher. Potlatch has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -12%).
POTLATCHPULLMANDIFFERENCE
Total population797132+504% vs Pullman
Population density1,714543+1,171
Population growth-5.1%-12.3%+7.2 pts
Median age36.335.9+0.4
Male49.3%66.8%−17.4 pts
Female50.7%33.2%+17.4 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.3%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%97.6%−7.3 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.5%2.4%+4.1 pts
Median household income$76,607$53,618+$22,989
Per capita income$32,570$16,993+$15,577
Poverty rate9.4%10.1%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.248+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%0.0%+25.4 pts
Graduate degree6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%0.0%+6.7 pts
Labor force participation67.5%31.8%+35.8 pts
Median home value$244,200$78,600+$165,600
Median gross rent$935$425+$510
Owner-occupied86.3%70.1%+16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%11.2%−7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households39.2%19.2%+20.0 pts
Average commute27.927.1+0.8
Worked from home2.6%41.1%−38.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.2%15.0%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025