COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ball vs Pineville
PLACE A
Ball, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Pineville, West Virginia
Ball is 472% larger than Pineville. Ball earns more, with a median household income $23,546 higher.
BALLPINEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,793663+472% vs Pineville
Population density477863−386
Population growth-1.0%-3.4%+2.5 pts
Median age29.769.1−39.4
Male45.8%58.3%−12.5 pts
Female54.2%41.7%+12.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%83.3%+2.5 pts
Black5.2%0.2%+5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%13.9%−8.6 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other3.7%2.6%+1.1 pts
Median household income$80,074$56,528+$23,546
Per capita income$34,310$41,640−$7,330
Poverty rate10.9%13.2%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.444−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%11.7%+14.4 pts
Graduate degree10.5%8.2%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%13.6%−8.1 pts
Labor force participation67.3%31.4%+35.9 pts
Median home value$175,800$119,300+$56,500
Median gross rent$1,337$839+$498
Owner-occupied84.9%80.7%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%22.9%−14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households24.6%0.0%+24.6 pts
Average commute20.215.0+5.2
Worked from home5.2%2.7%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured2.1%1.3%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025