COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shepherd vs Mount Pleasant
PLACE A
Shepherd, Montana
VS
PLACE B
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Shepherd is 91% smaller than Mount Pleasant. Shepherd earns more, with a median household income $28,305 higher.
SHEPHERDMOUNT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population3534,108−91% vs Mount Pleasant
Population density1594,104−3,945
Population growth-1.7%-4.7%+2.9 pts
Median age47.551.0−3.5
Male45.9%45.3%+0.6 pts
Female54.1%54.7%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.0%98.4%−0.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other2.0%1.2%+0.8 pts
Median household income$80,125$51,820+$28,305
Per capita income$43,755$32,677+$11,078
Poverty rate4.8%11.1%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%17.7%+12.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%1.3%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation75.0%55.1%+19.9 pts
Median home value$114,400$143,000−$28,600
Median gross rent$712$721−$9
Owner-occupied100.0%65.8%+34.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%25.8%+74.2 pts
Average commute29.728.1+1.6
Worked from home33.0%11.0%+22.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.7%1.6%+4.1 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024