COMPARING TWO PLACES
Seward vs McPherson
PLACE A
Seward, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
McPherson, Kansas
Seward is 97% smaller than McPherson. McPherson earns more, with a median household income $27,251 higher. McPherson has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -17%).
SEWARDMCPHERSONDIFFERENCE
Total population39513,918−97% vs McPherson
Population density1,9551,700+256
Population growth-17.0%7.0%−24.0 pts
Median age45.835.4+10.4
Male53.2%48.8%+4.4 pts
Female46.8%51.2%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%5.1%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%85.5%+8.0 pts
Black0.7%2.4%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other5.8%4.1%+1.7 pts
Median household income$50,278$77,529−$27,251
Per capita income$24,249$36,077−$11,828
Poverty rate16.7%13.5%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.400Even
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%38.4%−33.8 pts
Graduate degree2.3%15.1%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%1.9%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation55.0%68.4%−13.3 pts
Median home value$68,900$211,700−$142,800
Median gross rent$717$925−$208
Owner-occupied79.1%65.4%+13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.5%7.2%+12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%35.4%+9.3 pts
Average commute22.011.4+10.6
Worked from home5.2%5.0%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%8.1%−6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025