COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belle vs Cross Lanes
PLACE A
Belle, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Belle is 89% smaller than Cross Lanes. Belle earns more, with a median household income $13,494 higher.
BELLECROSS LANESDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0889,671−89% vs Cross Lanes
Population density1,5771,547+30
Population growth-7.2%-2.7%−4.5 pts
Median age38.044.3−6.3
Male55.8%51.3%+4.5 pts
Female44.2%48.7%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%93.0%−2.8 pts
Black1.5%3.1%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other7.6%2.9%+4.7 pts
Median household income$77,031$63,537+$13,494
Per capita income$31,161$38,088−$6,927
Poverty rate3.3%5.1%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3260.372−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%32.4%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree8.8%12.1%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate10.6%3.5%+7.0 pts
Labor force participation61.4%64.2%−2.8 pts
Median home value$107,100$153,800−$46,700
Median gross rent$891$949−$58
Owner-occupied76.5%73.7%+2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.5%11.7%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households21.9%37.3%−15.4 pts
Average commute17.925.8−7.9
Worked from home12.4%9.5%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work3.6%1.3%+2.3 pts
Uninsured2.7%3.4%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024