COMPARING TWO PLACES
Springfield vs Scranton
PLACE A
Springfield, MO
VS
PLACE B
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Springfield is 13% smaller than Scranton. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Springfield has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
SPRINGFIELDSCRANTONDIFFERENCE
Total population500,694574,418−13% vs Scranton
Population density167329−162
Population growth8.9%0.7%+8.2 pts
Median age37.342.1−4.8
Male49.1%49.6%−0.5 pts
Female50.9%50.4%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.1%8.2%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%77.1%+9.5 pts
Black2.1%3.5%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%13.8%−9.4 pts
Asian1.4%1.8%−0.4 pts
Other5.4%3.8%+1.6 pts
Median household income$66,064$65,051+$1,013
Per capita income$36,122$36,939−$817
Poverty rate13.2%14.8%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.465−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%27.2%+3.6 pts
Graduate degree11.8%10.7%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%5.4%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation62.6%60.0%+2.7 pts
Median home value$230,004$186,490+$43,514
Median gross rent$961$1,002−$41
Owner-occupied64.3%67.4%−3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%11.4%−5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%42.4%−1.8 pts
Average commute22.422.7−0.3
Worked from home10.4%10.4%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.6%−0.3 pts
Uninsured10.7%5.8%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025