COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cairo vs York
PLACE A
Cairo, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
York, Pennsylvania
Cairo is 100% smaller than York. Cairo earns more, with a median household income $17,080 higher. York has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -37%).
CAIROYORKDIFFERENCE
Total population16545,342−100% vs York
Population density3508,568−8,218
Population growth-37.4%2.5%−39.8 pts
Median age46.634.3+12.3
Male53.8%49.7%+4.1 pts
Female46.2%50.3%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%33.6%+61.6 pts
Black0.0%24.1%−24.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%36.6%−33.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other1.5%4.7%−3.3 pts
Median household income$65,500$48,420+$17,080
Per capita income$25,615$26,308−$693
Poverty rate17.2%21.1%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2820.444−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%17.5%−12.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Labor force participation64.3%66.0%−1.7 pts
Median home value$71,500$119,700−$48,200
Median gross rent$488$1,014−$526
Owner-occupied94.4%43.7%+50.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%8.3%+13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households71.4%53.1%+18.4 pts
Average commute23.223.1+0.1
Worked from home37.3%10.7%+26.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Uninsured16.8%10.6%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025