COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cairo vs Parkersburg
PLACE A
Cairo, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Cairo is 99% smaller than Parkersburg. Cairo earns more, with a median household income $16,475 higher. Parkersburg has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -37%).
CAIROPARKERSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population16528,593−99% vs Parkersburg
Population density3502,427−2,077
Population growth-37.4%-5.6%−31.8 pts
Median age46.642.2+4.4
Male53.8%49.5%+4.3 pts
Female46.2%50.5%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%91.4%+3.8 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%1.8%+1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other1.5%4.6%−3.2 pts
Median household income$65,500$49,025+$16,475
Per capita income$25,615$30,355−$4,740
Poverty rate17.2%22.5%−5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2820.460−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%21.0%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Labor force participation64.3%55.4%+8.9 pts
Median home value$71,500$121,600−$50,100
Median gross rent$488$785−$297
Owner-occupied94.4%65.0%+29.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%12.6%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households71.4%45.0%+26.5 pts
Average commute23.219.2+4.0
Worked from home37.3%9.9%+27.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured16.8%8.6%+8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025