COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belmont vs Somerville
PLACE A
Belmont, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Somerville, Tennessee
Belmont is 77% smaller than Somerville. Belmont earns more, with a median household income $5,541 higher. Somerville has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -3%).
BELMONTSOMERVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population8203,622−77% vs Somerville
Population density2,010267+1,743
Population growth-3.1%10.4%−13.5 pts
Median age40.738.0+2.7
Male48.2%45.9%+2.3 pts
Female51.8%54.1%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%51.3%+35.4 pts
Black0.0%39.7%−39.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%0.3%+4.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other8.3%8.6%−0.3 pts
Median household income$49,851$44,310+$5,541
Per capita income$29,093$25,420+$3,673
Poverty rate20.6%25.0%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.486−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%15.9%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree6.1%1.0%+5.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.6%1.9%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation53.9%52.1%+1.8 pts
Median home value$152,000$312,900−$160,900
Median gross rent$511$710−$199
Owner-occupied72.1%55.5%+16.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%11.0%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%34.2%+15.8 pts
Average commute26.625.6+1.1
Worked from home4.9%9.1%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.3%3.3%+9.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025