COMPARING TWO PLACES
Somerset vs Olathe
PLACE A
Somerset, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Olathe, Colorado
Somerset is 202% larger than Olathe. Olathe earns more, with a median household income $8,665 higher. Olathe has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -4%).
SOMERSETOLATHEDIFFERENCE
Total population5,8151,927+202% vs Olathe
Population density2,1311,283+848
Population growth-3.6%9.2%−12.8 pts
Median age44.537.8+6.7
Male47.2%59.5%−12.2 pts
Female52.8%40.5%+12.2 pts
Foreign-born2.6%21.4%−18.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%42.5%+47.0 pts
Black4.9%0.0%+4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%52.0%−50.5 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other3.0%5.5%−2.4 pts
Median household income$47,102$55,767−$8,665
Per capita income$39,997$25,185+$14,812
Poverty rate17.2%25.5%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5550.378+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%7.6%+16.4 pts
Graduate degree13.3%1.3%+12.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%6.0%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation57.9%52.9%+4.9 pts
Median home value$163,600$245,600−$82,000
Median gross rent$678$967−$289
Owner-occupied56.9%63.7%−6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%9.6%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.3%54.3%−4.0 pts
Average commute16.919.4−2.4
Worked from home8.2%16.9%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.2%28.3%−20.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025