COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baxter vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Baxter, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Baxter is 99% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $110,139 higher.
BAXTERCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population15310,902−99% vs Cheat Lake
Population density1,034760+273
Population growth–24.3%–
Median age23.540.6−17.1
Male67.3%50.2%+17.1 pts
Female32.7%49.8%−17.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.8%+11.2 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Median household income$6,875$117,014−$110,139
Per capita income$4,374$67,787−$63,413
Poverty rate91.5%6.5%+85.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%61.8%−61.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%41.4%−41.4 pts
Unemployment rate100.0%2.2%+97.8 pts
Labor force participation73.9%71.1%+2.8 pts
Median home value$93,700$367,600−$273,900
Median gross rent–$1,124–
Owner-occupied100.0%83.2%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households–49.9%–
Average commute–23.8–
Worked from home–13.8%–
Public transit to work–0.0%–
Uninsured20.9%2.9%+18.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024