COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shelltown vs Park Forest Village
PLACE A
Shelltown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Park Forest, Pennsylvania
Shelltown is 99% smaller than Park Forest Village. Shelltown earns more, with a median household income $43,607 higher.
SHELLTOWNPARK FOREST VILLAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population938,624−99% vs Park Forest Village
Population density5,8133,461+2,352
Population growth–-8.6%–
Median age37.738.2−0.5
Male73.1%52.6%+20.6 pts
Female26.9%47.4%−20.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%19.2%−19.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%73.7%+26.3 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$122,727$79,120+$43,607
Per capita income$24,451$48,041−$23,590
Poverty rate34.4%21.5%+12.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.506−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%77.4%−67.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%46.6%−46.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation67.9%58.7%+9.2 pts
Median home value$100,900$389,600−$288,700
Median gross rent–$1,331–
Owner-occupied91.7%55.6%+36.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%67.5%−67.5 pts
Average commute18.614.3+4.2
Worked from home28.3%26.1%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024