COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belva vs Cross Lanes
PLACE A
Belva, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Belva is 100% smaller than Cross Lanes. Belva earns more, with a median household income $7,296 higher. Cross Lanes has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -18%).
BELVACROSS LANESDIFFERENCE
Total population179,671−100% vs Cross Lanes
Population density1241,547−1,423
Population growth-17.9%-2.7%−15.2 pts
Median age58.244.3+13.9
Male47.1%51.3%−4.2 pts
Female52.9%48.7%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.1%93.0%−45.9 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other52.9%2.9%+50.0 pts
Median household income$70,833$63,537+$7,296
Per capita income$27,400$38,088−$10,688
Poverty rate0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2110.372−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%32.4%−32.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation30.8%64.2%−33.5 pts
Median home value$76,100$153,800−$77,700
Median gross rent–$949–
Owner-occupied100.0%73.7%+26.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.3%−37.3 pts
Average commute14.825.8−11.0
Worked from home0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024