COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sheffield vs Mason City
PLACE A
Sheffield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mason City, Illinois
Sheffield is 57% smaller than Mason City. Mason City earns more, with a median household income $7,878 higher.
SHEFFIELDMASON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population8331,956−57% vs Mason City
Population density4751,931−1,455
Population growth-10.7%-11.4%+0.7 pts
Median age45.649.8−4.2
Male61.3%48.5%+12.8 pts
Female38.7%51.5%−12.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic98.8%95.5%+3.3 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.2%2.8%−1.6 pts
Median household income$58,646$66,524−$7,878
Per capita income$25,308$34,074−$8,766
Poverty rate26.4%16.7%+9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.376−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%21.1%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree5.5%6.1%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation52.3%54.7%−2.5 pts
Median home value$90,000$91,100−$1,100
Median gross rent$533$767−$234
Owner-occupied81.1%78.3%+2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%8.7%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households33.8%48.9%−15.1 pts
Average commute20.432.4−12.0
Worked from home9.8%10.8%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured1.2%5.4%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024