COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cabell County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Cabell County, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Cabell County is 95% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $4,707 higher.
CABELL COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population91,1831,769,038−95% vs Wayne County
Population density3242,891−2,567
Population growth-2.0%-1.5%−0.6 pts
Median age39.237.9+1.3
Male48.9%48.4%+0.5 pts
Female51.1%51.6%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born1.7%10.3%−8.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%47.9%+40.8 pts
Black4.1%36.6%−32.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%6.9%−5.1 pts
Asian1.2%3.7%−2.5 pts
Other4.2%5.0%−0.8 pts
Median household income$55,832$60,539−$4,707
Per capita income$34,510$34,906−$396
Poverty rate19.2%20.8%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5070.493+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%27.6%+5.0 pts
Graduate degree13.7%10.8%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%8.7%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation57.1%59.2%−2.1 pts
Median home value$164,400$178,500−$14,100
Median gross rent$923$1,132−$209
Owner-occupied64.2%64.8%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%12.5%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households49.9%49.1%+0.8 pts
Average commute21.424.7−3.3
Worked from home8.7%14.1%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.8%−1.0 pts
Uninsured6.8%5.6%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025