COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belmont vs Cambridge
PLACE A
Belmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cambridge, Wisconsin
Belmont is 51% smaller than Cambridge. Cambridge earns more, with a median household income $38,066 higher. Cambridge has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -3%).
BELMONTCAMBRIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population8201,679−51% vs Cambridge
Population density2,0101,141+869
Population growth-3.1%12.4%−15.5 pts
Median age40.742.2−1.5
Male48.2%48.1%+0.1 pts
Female51.8%51.9%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%94.5%−7.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino4.9%2.4%+2.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other8.3%2.1%+6.2 pts
Median household income$49,851$87,917−$38,066
Per capita income$29,093$46,199−$17,106
Poverty rate20.6%8.8%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.401+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%40.8%−28.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%11.0%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.6%2.7%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation53.9%70.1%−16.2 pts
Median home value$152,000$325,200−$173,200
Median gross rent$511$1,220−$709
Owner-occupied72.1%69.3%+2.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%8.2%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%40.1%+9.9 pts
Average commute26.625.1+1.5
Worked from home4.9%13.2%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured12.3%4.5%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025