COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower City vs Jamestown
PLACE A
Tower City, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Jamestown, South Carolina
Tower City is 1949% larger than Jamestown. Tower City earns more, with a median household income $32,857 higher. Tower City has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
TOWER CITYJAMESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,43470+1949% vs Jamestown
Population density4,552116+4,437
Population growth5.4%-5.6%+11.0 pts
Median age41.062.3−21.3
Male44.8%51.6%−6.8 pts
Female55.2%48.4%+6.8 pts
Foreign-born1.0%6.5%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%95.2%−5.1 pts
Black0.6%4.8%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other6.2%0.0%+6.2 pts
Median household income$68,482$35,625+$32,857
Per capita income$28,888$46,018−$17,130
Poverty rate13.7%1.6%+12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.392Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%11.3%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree3.7%3.2%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation60.1%64.5%−4.4 pts
Median home value$114,800$87,700+$27,100
Median gross rent$963$1,615−$652
Owner-occupied74.4%69.7%+4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%0.0%+11.4 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%0.0%+24.3 pts
Average commute31.030.8+0.1
Worked from home7.9%0.0%+7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.5%22.6%−18.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025