COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookside vs Weirton
PLACE A
Brookside, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Weirton, West Virginia
Brookside is 17% smaller than Weirton. Brookside earns more, with a median household income $18,753 higher. Brookside has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
BROOKSIDEWEIRTONDIFFERENCE
Total population15,11518,133−17% vs Weirton
Population density3,8941,004+2,889
Population growth4.3%-3.0%+7.3 pts
Median age36.147.4−11.3
Male45.3%50.4%−5.0 pts
Female54.7%49.6%+5.0 pts
Foreign-born19.7%2.1%+17.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.8%89.3%−39.4 pts
Black17.6%2.6%+14.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.0%2.4%+19.6 pts
Asian7.7%1.3%+6.4 pts
Other2.9%4.4%−1.6 pts
Median household income$78,328$59,575+$18,753
Per capita income$38,831$37,611+$1,220
Poverty rate14.6%12.6%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.459−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%24.2%+4.9 pts
Graduate degree11.5%8.1%+3.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%7.1%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation68.4%59.5%+8.9 pts
Median home value$279,700$133,500+$146,200
Median gross rent$1,444$746+$698
Owner-occupied61.8%69.3%−7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%8.1%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households55.1%44.0%+11.1 pts
Average commute25.322.5+2.9
Worked from home14.5%11.1%+3.5 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.6%+2.3 pts
Uninsured8.4%6.3%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024