COMPARING TWO PLACES
Williamstown vs Barre
PLACE A
Williamstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Barre, Massachusetts
Williamstown is 93% larger than Barre. Barre earns more, with a median household income $13,445 higher. Barre has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -6%).
WILLIAMSTOWNBARREDIFFERENCE
Total population1,298673+93% vs Barre
Population density5,012425+4,586
Population growth-6.1%2.0%−8.0 pts
Median age36.151.2−15.1
Male47.0%35.1%+11.9 pts
Female53.0%64.9%−11.9 pts
Foreign-born0.4%9.1%−8.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%95.4%−8.6 pts
Black3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.7%0.0%+7.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.6%4.6%−2.0 pts
Median household income$61,757$75,202−$13,445
Per capita income$28,370$49,548−$21,178
Poverty rate22.7%2.4%+20.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.387−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%50.3%−38.6 pts
Graduate degree1.8%12.6%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.7%0.0%+11.7 pts
Labor force participation57.9%71.9%−14.1 pts
Median home value$100,700$348,000−$247,300
Median gross rent$888$1,864−$976
Owner-occupied62.6%59.6%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%11.1%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%80.4%−43.9 pts
Average commute31.744.9−13.2
Worked from home8.9%2.9%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%13.6%−13.6 pts
Uninsured3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024