COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithland vs Mayfield
PLACE A
Smithland, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Mayfield, Pennsylvania
Smithland is 86% smaller than Mayfield. Mayfield earns more, with a median household income $42,187 higher. Mayfield has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -20%).
SMITHLANDMAYFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population2421,749−86% vs Mayfield
Population density478715−237
Population growth-20.3%-2.4%−17.8 pts
Median age47.837.8+10.0
Male49.8%46.2%+3.6 pts
Female50.2%53.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.5%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%84.3%+13.3 pts
Black2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.5%12.7%−12.2 pts
Median household income$36,563$78,750−$42,187
Per capita income$39,438$44,955−$5,517
Poverty rate32.0%10.3%+21.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6000.457+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%40.1%−19.3 pts
Graduate degree5.4%7.3%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation51.1%65.8%−14.6 pts
Median home value$98,000$165,400−$67,400
Median gross rent$1,107$1,039+$68
Owner-occupied67.9%81.1%−13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.4%7.9%+18.5 pts
Rent-burdened households22.9%52.0%−29.1 pts
Average commute29.126.1+3.1
Worked from home4.4%16.8%−12.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.4%2.3%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025