COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sandy Hook vs Platteville
PLACE A
Sandy Hook, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Platteville, Wisconsin
Sandy Hook is 99% smaller than Platteville. Sandy Hook earns more, with a median household income $18,572 higher. Platteville has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -11%).
SANDY HOOKPLATTEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population16511,815−99% vs Platteville
Population density7641,911−1,147
Population growth-10.6%5.5%−16.1 pts
Median age31.423.4+8.0
Male58.2%55.0%+3.2 pts
Female41.8%45.0%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.5%88.3%−13.8 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.4%4.8%+17.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other3.0%2.3%+0.7 pts
Median household income$61,655$43,083+$18,572
Per capita income$33,668$26,379+$7,289
Poverty rate5.5%23.9%−18.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2550.479−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%43.7%−8.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation78.4%63.6%+14.8 pts
Median home value$83,200$200,100−$116,900
Median gross rent–$863–
Owner-occupied37.3%39.5%−2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households88.1%56.2%+31.9 pts
Average commute70.617.0+53.6
Worked from home14.7%7.2%+7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.6%5.9%+17.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024