COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scranton vs Springfield
PLACE A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, MO
Scranton is 15% larger than Springfield. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
SCRANTONSPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population574,418500,694+15% vs Springfield
Population density329167+162
Population growth0.7%8.9%−8.2 pts
Median age42.137.3+4.8
Male49.6%49.1%+0.5 pts
Female50.4%50.9%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born8.2%3.1%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.1%86.6%−9.5 pts
Black3.5%2.1%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.8%4.4%+9.4 pts
Asian1.8%1.4%+0.4 pts
Other3.8%5.4%−1.6 pts
Median household income$65,051$66,064−$1,013
Per capita income$36,939$36,122+$817
Poverty rate14.8%13.2%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.453+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%30.8%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree10.7%11.8%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%3.5%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation60.0%62.6%−2.7 pts
Median home value$186,490$230,004−$43,514
Median gross rent$1,002$961+$41
Owner-occupied67.4%64.3%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%6.3%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%40.6%+1.8 pts
Average commute22.722.4+0.3
Worked from home10.4%10.4%−0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.4%+0.3 pts
Uninsured5.8%10.7%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025