COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shade Gap vs Lewistown
PLACE A
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Shade Gap is 99% smaller than Lewistown. Shade Gap earns more, with a median household income $29,347 higher. Lewistown has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -26%).
SHADE GAPLEWISTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population788,385−99% vs Lewistown
Population density2,4384,131−1,693
Population growth-25.7%2.9%−28.6 pts
Median age33.037.0−4.0
Male39.7%47.5%−7.8 pts
Female60.3%52.5%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.1%84.5%+12.6 pts
Black0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Asian2.9%1.0%+1.9 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$69,583$40,236+$29,347
Per capita income$28,393$23,788+$4,605
Poverty rate5.9%35.7%−29.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2330.438−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.6%12.5%−9.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.4%4.3%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation67.3%54.5%+12.8 pts
Median home value$101,300$98,500+$2,800
Median gross rent$900$797+$103
Owner-occupied100.0%39.6%+60.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.9%15.9%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.7%−43.7 pts
Average commute42.621.6+20.9
Worked from home6.5%7.8%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.3%3.1%+7.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025