COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roscoe vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Roscoe, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, Texas
Roscoe is 97% smaller than Big Spring. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Big Spring has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -11%).
ROSCOEBIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population70122,290−97% vs Big Spring
Population density3,8521,165+2,687
Population growth-11.3%-4.2%−7.2 pts
Median age39.636.4+3.2
Male43.0%57.1%−14.0 pts
Female57.0%42.9%+14.0 pts
Foreign-born0.2%11.8%−11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.6%36.1%+53.5 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%53.2%−53.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other10.4%3.9%+6.5 pts
Median household income$68,289$67,581+$708
Per capita income$36,698$31,414+$5,284
Poverty rate5.8%17.1%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2980.433−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%12.8%+3.1 pts
Graduate degree5.5%4.1%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%6.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation67.0%53.5%+13.5 pts
Median home value$110,300$140,200−$29,900
Median gross rent$890$1,050−$160
Owner-occupied88.8%64.7%+24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.3%13.4%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.4%−47.4 pts
Average commute22.121.1+1.0
Worked from home9.7%3.1%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.5%16.5%−14.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025