COMPARING TWO PLACES
Williamstown vs Lawrence
PLACE A
Williamstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lawrence, Kansas
Williamstown is 99% smaller than Lawrence. Lawrence earns more, with a median household income $3,252 higher. Lawrence has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -6%).
WILLIAMSTOWNLAWRENCEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,29896,367−99% vs Lawrence
Population density5,0122,813+2,198
Population growth-6.1%8.3%−14.4 pts
Median age36.129.3+6.8
Male47.0%48.8%−1.8 pts
Female53.0%51.2%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.4%7.3%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%73.0%+13.7 pts
Black3.0%4.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.7%7.9%−0.3 pts
Asian0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Other2.6%9.1%−6.5 pts
Median household income$61,757$65,009−$3,252
Per capita income$28,370$39,194−$10,824
Poverty rate22.7%17.4%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%55.8%−44.1 pts
Graduate degree1.8%26.9%−25.1 pts
Unemployment rate11.7%4.4%+7.3 pts
Labor force participation57.9%70.0%−12.2 pts
Median home value$100,700$292,700−$192,000
Median gross rent$888$1,091−$203
Owner-occupied62.6%43.6%+19.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%6.7%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%50.5%−14.0 pts
Average commute31.719.8+11.9
Worked from home8.9%15.5%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Uninsured3.7%8.9%−5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025