COMPARING TWO PLACES
Somerset vs Gardner
PLACE A
Somerset, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Somerset is 73% smaller than Gardner. Gardner earns more, with a median household income $20,416 higher. Gardner has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
SOMERSETGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population5,81521,483−73% vs Gardner
Population density2,131974+1,157
Population growth-3.6%5.2%−8.9 pts
Median age44.543.7+0.8
Male47.2%51.7%−4.5 pts
Female52.8%48.3%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born2.6%7.9%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%77.6%+11.8 pts
Black4.9%4.0%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%10.7%−9.1 pts
Asian1.0%2.4%−1.4 pts
Other3.0%5.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$47,102$67,518−$20,416
Per capita income$39,997$37,215+$2,782
Poverty rate17.2%13.7%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5550.453+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%23.8%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree13.3%8.0%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%7.0%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation57.9%58.8%−1.0 pts
Median home value$163,600$301,600−$138,000
Median gross rent$678$1,109−$431
Owner-occupied56.9%58.9%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%5.8%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.3%47.4%+2.9 pts
Average commute16.930.5−13.6
Worked from home8.2%13.3%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured8.2%2.8%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025