COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sprague vs York
PLACE A
Sprague, Washington
VS
PLACE B
York, Pennsylvania
Sprague is 99% smaller than York. Sprague earns more, with a median household income $19,437 higher. Sprague has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
SPRAGUEYORKDIFFERENCE
Total population52645,342−99% vs York
Population density5008,568−8,068
Population growth11.0%2.5%+8.5 pts
Median age43.134.3+8.8
Male56.1%49.7%+6.4 pts
Female43.9%50.3%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born1.5%11.1%−9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.5%33.6%+54.9 pts
Black0.7%24.1%−23.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%36.6%−31.8 pts
Asian0.7%1.0%−0.3 pts
Other5.3%4.7%+0.6 pts
Median household income$67,857$48,420+$19,437
Per capita income$30,801$26,308+$4,493
Poverty rate9.9%21.1%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%17.5%−8.4 pts
Graduate degree2.0%5.8%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate14.7%10.7%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation57.1%66.0%−8.9 pts
Median home value$164,000$119,700+$44,300
Median gross rent$839$1,014−$175
Owner-occupied87.8%43.7%+44.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.5%8.3%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households31.0%53.1%−22.0 pts
Average commute28.823.1+5.7
Worked from home2.5%10.7%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Uninsured10.3%10.6%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025