COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boomer vs Charleston
PLACE A
Boomer, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Boomer is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $54,205 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -3%).
BOOMERCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population250159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density2381,386−1,148
Population growth-2.6%25.1%−27.7 pts
Median age44.736.6+8.1
Male66.0%47.7%+18.3 pts
Female34.0%52.3%−18.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.2%71.7%−0.5 pts
Black20.8%15.8%+5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.0%6.1%+1.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$38,209$92,414−$54,205
Per capita income$34,811$59,875−$25,064
Poverty rate28.0%12.3%+15.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%58.3%−47.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%22.8%−22.8 pts
Unemployment rate17.0%3.4%+13.7 pts
Labor force participation54.0%67.6%−13.6 pts
Median home value$92,800$509,700−$416,900
Median gross rent$818$1,722−$904
Owner-occupied64.8%55.6%+9.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.6%12.1%+23.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.1%51.8%−14.7 pts
Average commute36.024.2+11.8
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024