COMPARING TWO PLACES
Utica vs Anderson
PLACE A
Utica, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Anderson, South Carolina
Utica is 99% smaller than Anderson. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Anderson has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
UTICAANDERSONDIFFERENCE
Total population17931,323−99% vs Anderson
Population density1281,957−1,829
Population growth-2.6%5.3%−8.0 pts
Median age47.332.7+14.6
Male54.8%45.8%+9.0 pts
Female45.2%54.2%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%59.9%+35.6 pts
Black0.0%27.0%−27.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%5.1%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other0.6%5.8%−5.2 pts
Median household income$48,929$46,933+$1,996
Per capita income$27,508$29,386−$1,878
Poverty rate7.1%21.0%−13.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%28.3%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree3.3%10.7%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%6.8%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation55.9%60.5%−4.6 pts
Median home value$86,700$218,200−$131,500
Median gross rent$379$975−$596
Owner-occupied78.4%51.1%+27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.5%9.9%+17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households18.8%45.5%−26.7 pts
Average commute30.722.0+8.7
Worked from home5.4%5.8%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.6%9.6%−9.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025