COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cameron vs Wheeling
PLACE A
Cameron, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Wheeling, West Virginia
Cameron is 99% smaller than Wheeling. Cameron earns more, with a median household income $26,296 higher. Wheeling has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -11%).
CAMERONWHEELINGDIFFERENCE
Total population36725,680−99% vs Wheeling
Population density1171,863−1,745
Population growth-11.3%-5.0%−6.3 pts
Median age48.245.4+2.8
Male41.7%47.2%−5.5 pts
Female58.3%52.8%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.6%2.1%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%88.8%−3.1 pts
Black9.6%4.5%+5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%1.4%Even
Asian1.2%0.4%+0.8 pts
Other2.1%5.0%−2.8 pts
Median household income$74,886$48,590+$26,296
Per capita income$35,444$36,509−$1,065
Poverty rate15.7%20.5%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.515−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%34.1%−7.3 pts
Graduate degree8.1%14.1%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%6.5%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation64.6%55.6%+9.1 pts
Median home value$215,800$146,500+$69,300
Median gross rent$1,034$794+$240
Owner-occupied85.2%59.8%+25.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%13.4%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%51.9%−27.9 pts
Average commute16.419.8−3.3
Worked from home24.9%6.9%+17.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured1.4%4.7%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025