COMPARING TWO PLACES
Staples vs Fort Salonga
PLACE A
Staples, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fort Salonga, New York
Staples is 98% smaller than Fort Salonga. Fort Salonga earns more, with a median household income $109,023 higher. Fort Salonga has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -28%).
STAPLESFORT SALONGADIFFERENCE
Total population18510,199−98% vs Fort Salonga
Population density1241,075−951
Population growth-27.7%-3.6%−24.2 pts
Median age46.845.6+1.2
Male55.9%51.0%+4.9 pts
Female44.1%49.0%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born6.3%4.5%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.6%86.3%−37.7 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.7%6.9%+26.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other17.7%5.4%+12.3 pts
Median household income$80,833$189,856−$109,023
Per capita income$39,838$76,630−$36,792
Poverty rate0.7%2.8%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.380−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%62.0%−41.4 pts
Graduate degree7.7%31.9%−24.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation60.2%65.7%−5.5 pts
Median home value$246,700$846,700−$600,000
Median gross rent$1,271$3,330−$2,059
Owner-occupied81.1%98.9%−17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%0.3%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%0.0%+35.0 pts
Average commute37.535.5+2.0
Worked from home13.6%16.2%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Uninsured12.5%0.7%+11.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024