COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sheffield vs Midland
PLACE A
Sheffield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Midland, Texas
Sheffield is 99% smaller than Midland. Midland earns more, with a median household income $30,939 higher. Midland has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -11%).
SHEFFIELDMIDLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population833147,615−99% vs Midland
Population density4751,943−1,467
Population growth-10.7%19.2%−29.9 pts
Median age45.631.5+14.1
Male61.3%50.8%+10.5 pts
Female38.7%49.2%−10.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.8%41.3%+57.5 pts
Black0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%45.9%−45.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other1.2%2.8%−1.5 pts
Median household income$58,646$89,585−$30,939
Per capita income$25,308$49,879−$24,571
Poverty rate26.4%12.4%+14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.496−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%33.7%−18.8 pts
Graduate degree5.5%9.7%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation52.3%70.3%−18.0 pts
Median home value$90,000$319,200−$229,200
Median gross rent$533$1,434−$901
Owner-occupied81.1%65.1%+16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%6.7%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households33.8%50.6%−16.7 pts
Average commute20.420.1+0.3
Worked from home9.8%6.2%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured1.2%14.4%−13.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024