COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westminster vs Parkville
PLACE A
Westminster, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Parkville, Maryland
Westminster is 92% smaller than Parkville. Parkville earns more, with a median household income $38,232 higher. Parkville has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
WESTMINSTERPARKVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,50430,549−92% vs Parkville
Population density7277,129−6,403
Population growth-2.7%3.5%−6.2 pts
Median age40.038.5+1.5
Male55.3%46.8%+8.5 pts
Female44.7%53.2%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born4.4%9.0%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%49.0%+35.3 pts
Black2.5%35.4%−32.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%6.4%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other6.7%4.6%+2.1 pts
Median household income$40,946$79,178−$38,232
Per capita income$24,984$39,463−$14,479
Poverty rate21.3%8.6%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.395+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%33.2%−14.5 pts
Graduate degree4.1%13.6%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.0%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation48.9%70.0%−21.1 pts
Median home value$178,100$260,400−$82,300
Median gross rent$715$1,526−$811
Owner-occupied67.9%62.5%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%7.6%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%52.9%−1.1 pts
Average commute22.127.2−5.2
Worked from home0.8%13.4%−12.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured8.4%5.9%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024