COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cairo vs Marietta
PLACE A
Cairo, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Marietta, Pennsylvania
Cairo is 94% smaller than Marietta. Cairo earns more, with a median household income $11,333 higher. Marietta has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -37%).
CAIROMARIETTADIFFERENCE
Total population1652,931−94% vs Marietta
Population density3503,924−3,574
Population growth-37.4%1.4%−38.7 pts
Median age46.645.5+1.1
Male53.8%57.5%−3.6 pts
Female46.2%42.5%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%74.8%+20.5 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%7.9%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.5%12.5%−11.1 pts
Median household income$65,500$54,167+$11,333
Per capita income$25,615$38,220−$12,605
Poverty rate17.2%7.3%+10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2820.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%21.5%−16.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation64.3%59.8%+4.4 pts
Median home value$71,500$211,600−$140,100
Median gross rent$488$1,020−$532
Owner-occupied94.4%61.7%+32.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%2.8%+18.8 pts
Rent-burdened households71.4%52.9%+18.6 pts
Average commute23.228.0−4.8
Worked from home37.3%11.6%+25.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.8%4.2%+12.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025