COMPARING TWO PLACES
Towanda vs Elmira
PLACE A
Towanda, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Elmira, New York
Towanda is 89% smaller than Elmira. Towanda earns more, with a median household income $17,768 higher. Towanda has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -9%).
TOWANDAELMIRADIFFERENCE
Total population2,74626,089−89% vs Elmira
Population density2,4173,597−1,180
Population growth-4.1%-9.2%+5.0 pts
Median age37.736.5+1.2
Male53.1%48.6%+4.5 pts
Female46.9%51.4%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born3.0%3.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.3%69.4%+27.9 pts
Black0.9%14.8%−13.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%7.4%−7.0 pts
Asian1.3%1.3%−0.0 pts
Other0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Median household income$60,888$43,120+$17,768
Per capita income$31,628$23,686+$7,942
Poverty rate12.6%30.2%−17.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%18.1%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree10.7%8.0%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%9.9%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation58.8%52.2%+6.6 pts
Median home value$166,900$93,000+$73,900
Median gross rent$996$909+$87
Owner-occupied53.4%50.1%+3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%16.9%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households51.2%54.4%−3.2 pts
Average commute19.818.7+1.0
Worked from home3.2%10.3%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Uninsured6.3%4.8%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025