COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower City vs Moorhead
PLACE A
Tower City, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Moorhead, Iowa
Tower City is 655% larger than Moorhead. Tower City earns more, with a median household income $23,482 higher. Tower City has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -12%).
TOWER CITYMOORHEADDIFFERENCE
Total population1,434190+655% vs Moorhead
Population density4,552809+3,744
Population growth5.4%-11.9%+17.4 pts
Median age41.046.8−5.8
Male44.8%43.1%+1.7 pts
Female55.2%56.9%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%99.5%−9.4 pts
Black0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other6.2%0.5%+5.7 pts
Median household income$68,482$45,000+$23,482
Per capita income$28,888$31,199−$2,311
Poverty rate13.7%26.2%−12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.442−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%8.2%+5.4 pts
Graduate degree3.7%4.8%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%1.1%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation60.1%57.0%+3.1 pts
Median home value$114,800$54,200+$60,600
Median gross rent$963$1,016−$53
Owner-occupied74.4%85.3%−10.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%14.3%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%53.3%−29.1 pts
Average commute31.027.0+4.0
Worked from home7.9%0.0%+7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.5%2.6%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025