COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chelyan vs Cross Lanes
PLACE A
Chelyan, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Chelyan is 94% smaller than Cross Lanes. Cross Lanes earns more, with a median household income $29,362 higher. Cross Lanes has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
CHELYANCROSS LANESDIFFERENCE
Total population5649,671−94% vs Cross Lanes
Population density1,3211,547−226
Population growth-12.2%-2.7%−9.6 pts
Median age24.944.3−19.4
Male66.1%51.3%+14.8 pts
Female33.9%48.7%−14.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%93.0%−10.2 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other17.2%2.9%+14.3 pts
Median household income$34,175$63,537−$29,362
Per capita income$15,653$38,088−$22,435
Poverty rate62.6%5.1%+57.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3050.372−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%32.4%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree23.1%12.1%+11.0 pts
Unemployment rate23.9%3.5%+20.4 pts
Labor force participation78.9%64.2%+14.7 pts
Median home value$103,500$153,800−$50,300
Median gross rent$639$949−$310
Owner-occupied95.5%73.7%+21.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%11.7%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%37.3%+62.7 pts
Average commute12.525.8−13.3
Worked from home0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024