COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scammon vs Pittsburg
PLACE A
Scammon, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Pittsburg, Texas
Scammon is 92% smaller than Pittsburg. Scammon earns more, with a median household income $11,525 higher. Pittsburg has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -22%).
SCAMMONPITTSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population3664,676−92% vs Pittsburg
Population density5841,299−715
Population growth-22.0%-3.6%−18.4 pts
Median age51.434.5+16.9
Male48.2%49.5%−1.3 pts
Female51.8%50.5%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%33.3%+49.2 pts
Black1.6%23.4%−21.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other15.9%2.1%+13.8 pts
Median household income$55,833$44,308+$11,525
Per capita income$29,900$24,171+$5,729
Poverty rate11.1%24.7%−13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.419−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%13.5%−0.0 pts
Graduate degree4.5%3.8%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%6.6%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation60.8%60.4%+0.4 pts
Median home value$69,500$119,200−$49,700
Median gross rent$581$777−$196
Owner-occupied83.5%55.0%+28.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.1%15.5%+2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.4%47.0%−12.6 pts
Average commute28.019.1+8.9
Worked from home13.3%0.0%+13.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.9%27.0%−18.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025