COMPARING TWO PLACES
Staples vs Danbury
PLACE A
Staples, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Danbury, Connecticut
Staples is 100% smaller than Danbury. Danbury earns more, with a median household income $2,560 higher. Danbury has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -28%).
STAPLESDANBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population18589,033−100% vs Danbury
Population density1242,118−1,995
Population growth-27.7%7.0%−34.7 pts
Median age46.840.6+6.2
Male55.9%50.8%+5.1 pts
Female44.1%49.2%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born6.3%35.0%−28.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.6%40.1%+8.5 pts
Black0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.7%32.2%+1.5 pts
Asian0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Other17.7%11.0%+6.7 pts
Median household income$80,833$83,393−$2,560
Per capita income$39,838$45,585−$5,747
Poverty rate0.7%11.7%−11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%34.0%−13.4 pts
Graduate degree7.7%14.5%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation60.2%69.7%−9.5 pts
Median home value$246,700$411,200−$164,500
Median gross rent$1,271$1,846−$575
Owner-occupied81.1%53.8%+27.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%5.4%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%48.7%−13.7 pts
Average commute37.529.9+7.5
Worked from home13.6%12.7%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured12.5%14.8%−2.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2025