COMPARING TWO PLACES
Powers vs Escanaba
PLACE A
Powers, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Escanaba, Michigan
Powers is 94% smaller than Escanaba. Powers earns more, with a median household income $3,256 higher.
POWERSESCANABADIFFERENCE
Total population70212,257−94% vs Escanaba
Population density1,202962+240
Population growth3.0%-1.3%+4.4 pts
Median age52.144.4+7.7
Male60.4%47.7%+12.7 pts
Female39.6%52.3%−12.7 pts
Foreign-born3.3%1.6%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.4%86.5%−22.0 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%2.4%+6.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other26.6%9.7%+16.9 pts
Median household income$48,625$45,369+$3,256
Per capita income$25,935$32,014−$6,079
Poverty rate23.3%17.7%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.503−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%19.8%−13.1 pts
Graduate degree2.6%6.1%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate22.6%5.2%+17.4 pts
Labor force participation38.5%51.7%−13.2 pts
Median home value$159,900$125,200+$34,700
Median gross rent$1,223$657+$566
Owner-occupied72.1%63.9%+8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.4%11.6%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households77.0%30.5%+46.5 pts
Average commute34.311.0+23.3
Worked from home8.4%6.1%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025