COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alderson vs Radford
PLACE A
Alderson, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Radford, Virginia
Alderson is 95% smaller than Radford. Radford earns more, with a median household income $25,136 higher. Radford has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -18%).
ALDERSONRADFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population92517,243−95% vs Radford
Population density1,0351,782−747
Population growth-17.7%-2.1%−15.6 pts
Median age53.323.3+30.0
Male54.7%44.3%+10.4 pts
Female45.3%55.7%−10.4 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%80.9%+11.5 pts
Black5.8%9.2%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%4.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other0.9%3.0%−2.2 pts
Median household income$32,212$57,348−$25,136
Per capita income$20,158$26,815−$6,657
Poverty rate45.8%28.7%+17.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4960.505Even
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%37.9%−25.5 pts
Graduate degree2.2%18.7%−16.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%8.1%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation26.4%61.0%−34.7 pts
Median home value$130,400$220,700−$90,300
Median gross rent$724$1,033−$309
Owner-occupied70.7%42.3%+28.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%14.2%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households49.5%51.6%−2.1 pts
Average commute60.918.3+42.6
Worked from home2.3%5.3%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.8%4.9%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025