COMPARING TWO PLACES
Carmichaels vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Carmichaels is 96% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $58,621 higher. Cheat Lake has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -11%).
CARMICHAELSCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population40110,902−96% vs Cheat Lake
Population density2,430760+1,670
Population growth-10.6%24.3%−34.9 pts
Median age49.440.6+8.8
Male50.0%50.2%−0.2 pts
Female50.0%49.8%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.8%4.4%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.5%88.8%+3.7 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other7.5%3.7%+3.8 pts
Median household income$58,393$117,014−$58,621
Per capita income$33,882$67,787−$33,905
Poverty rate4.1%6.5%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%61.8%−34.8 pts
Graduate degree8.0%41.4%−33.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%2.2%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation59.2%71.1%−11.9 pts
Median home value$150,000$367,600−$217,600
Median gross rent$763$1,124−$361
Owner-occupied60.3%83.2%−22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.5%7.0%+10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households21.3%49.9%−28.6 pts
Average commute30.823.8+7.0
Worked from home12.7%13.8%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.0%2.9%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024