COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vanderbilt vs Alpena
PLACE A
Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Alpena, South Dakota
Vanderbilt is 84% larger than Alpena. Alpena earns more, with a median household income $10,303 higher. Vanderbilt has grown faster since 2000 (-12% vs -26%).
VANDERBILTALPENADIFFERENCE
Total population395215+84% vs Alpena
Population density2,135132+2,003
Population growth-12.0%-25.9%+13.9 pts
Median age49.935.3+14.6
Male49.9%52.7%−2.8 pts
Female50.1%47.3%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.8%64.0%+31.7 pts
Black1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%30.9%−30.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.3%5.0%−2.8 pts
Median household income$56,364$66,667−$10,303
Per capita income$35,736$54,093−$18,357
Poverty rate9.9%6.6%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.562−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%5.8%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree5.1%2.9%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation63.3%75.5%−12.2 pts
Median home value$102,900$51,800+$51,100
Median gross rent$850$925−$75
Owner-occupied93.4%78.5%+14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%3.7%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households18.2%10.7%+7.5 pts
Average commute25.614.3+11.3
Worked from home1.1%7.6%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.6%8.2%−7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025