COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cairo vs Hastings
PLACE A
Cairo, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Hastings, Pennsylvania
Cairo is 86% smaller than Hastings. Hastings earns more, with a median household income $5,125 higher. Hastings has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -37%).
CAIROHASTINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population1651,168−86% vs Hastings
Population density3502,120−1,770
Population growth-37.4%-5.1%−32.3 pts
Median age46.647.9−1.3
Male53.8%49.4%+4.4 pts
Female46.2%50.6%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%99.8%−4.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.5%0.2%+1.2 pts
Median household income$65,500$70,625−$5,125
Per capita income$25,615$36,556−$10,941
Poverty rate17.2%7.4%+9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2820.380−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%17.7%−13.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation64.3%57.9%+6.4 pts
Median home value$71,500$112,200−$40,700
Median gross rent$488$448+$40
Owner-occupied94.4%91.3%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%15.2%+6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households71.4%48.6%+22.8 pts
Average commute23.225.3−2.1
Worked from home37.3%5.1%+32.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.8%3.0%+13.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025