COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sheffield vs Oil City
PLACE A
Sheffield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Sheffield is 91% smaller than Oil City. Sheffield earns more, with a median household income $7,330 higher.
SHEFFIELDOIL CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population8339,301−91% vs Oil City
Population density4752,070−1,595
Population growth-10.7%-8.9%−1.7 pts
Median age45.640.3+5.3
Male61.3%51.1%+10.2 pts
Female38.7%48.9%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.8%93.5%+5.3 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other1.2%3.5%−2.3 pts
Median household income$58,646$51,316+$7,330
Per capita income$25,308$28,220−$2,912
Poverty rate26.4%16.6%+9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%16.5%−1.5 pts
Graduate degree5.5%6.3%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation52.3%59.9%−7.6 pts
Median home value$90,000$74,100+$15,900
Median gross rent$533$821−$288
Owner-occupied81.1%61.3%+19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%15.1%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households33.8%46.6%−12.7 pts
Average commute20.417.7+2.7
Worked from home9.8%5.1%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured1.2%3.7%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024