COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boomer vs Cross Lanes
PLACE A
Boomer, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Boomer is 97% smaller than Cross Lanes. Cross Lanes earns more, with a median household income $25,328 higher.
BOOMERCROSS LANESDIFFERENCE
Total population2509,671−97% vs Cross Lanes
Population density2381,547−1,309
Population growth-2.6%-2.7%+0.1 pts
Median age44.744.3+0.4
Male66.0%51.3%+14.7 pts
Female34.0%48.7%−14.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.2%93.0%−21.8 pts
Black20.8%3.1%+17.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.0%0.0%+8.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Median household income$38,209$63,537−$25,328
Per capita income$34,811$38,088−$3,277
Poverty rate28.0%5.1%+22.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.372+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%32.4%−22.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate17.0%3.5%+13.5 pts
Labor force participation54.0%64.2%−10.2 pts
Median home value$92,800$153,800−$61,000
Median gross rent$818$949−$131
Owner-occupied64.8%73.7%−8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.6%11.7%+23.9 pts
Rent-burdened households37.1%37.3%−0.2 pts
Average commute36.025.8+10.2
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