COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boyce vs Charles Town
PLACE A
Boyce, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charles, West Virginia
Boyce is 91% smaller than Charles Town. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
BOYCECHARLES TOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population7949,329−91% vs Charles Town
Population density2,1631,590+573
Population growth27.2%24.2%+2.9 pts
Median age44.438.5+5.9
Male51.9%50.4%+1.4 pts
Female48.1%49.6%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born8.4%10.9%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.1%66.0%+11.1 pts
Black4.2%13.9%−9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.4%13.9%+1.4 pts
Asian0.3%1.8%−1.4 pts
Other3.0%4.4%−1.3 pts
Median household income$88,616$89,263−$647
Per capita income$51,513$44,136+$7,377
Poverty rate2.8%6.5%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.373+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%36.1%−13.2 pts
Graduate degree7.2%13.1%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.9%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation69.0%70.2%−1.1 pts
Median home value$425,000$377,700+$47,300
Median gross rent$1,375$1,115+$260
Owner-occupied82.8%74.5%+8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%7.7%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households21.4%27.9%−6.5 pts
Average commute39.336.2+3.1
Worked from home21.7%20.7%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured7.0%9.0%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025