COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brilliant vs Weirton
PLACE A
Brilliant, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Weirton, West Virginia
Brilliant is 93% smaller than Weirton. Weirton earns more, with a median household income $15,661 higher. Weirton has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
BRILLIANTWEIRTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,21318,133−93% vs Weirton
Population density6941,004−310
Population growth-11.1%-3.0%−8.2 pts
Median age46.047.4−1.4
Male53.2%50.4%+2.8 pts
Female46.8%49.6%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.7%2.1%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%89.3%+10.7 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Median household income$43,914$59,575−$15,661
Per capita income$24,826$37,611−$12,785
Poverty rate16.2%12.6%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3440.459−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%24.2%−11.8 pts
Graduate degree7.1%8.1%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%7.1%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation59.8%59.5%+0.3 pts
Median home value$82,500$133,500−$51,000
Median gross rent$536$746−$210
Owner-occupied56.1%69.3%−13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.3%8.1%+15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households6.8%44.0%−37.2 pts
Average commute20.122.5−2.3
Worked from home5.4%11.1%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured4.7%6.3%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024