COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clay vs College Station
PLACE A
Clay, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
College Station, Texas
Clay is 100% smaller than College Station. College Station earns more, with a median household income $39,458 higher. College Station has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -19%).
CLAYCOLLEGE STATIONDIFFERENCE
Total population363127,472−100% vs College Station
Population density6512,492−1,841
Population growth-19.3%28.4%−47.7 pts
Median age30.422.9+7.5
Male64.0%51.2%+12.8 pts
Female36.0%48.8%−12.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%12.8%−12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%59.4%+37.2 pts
Black0.5%8.1%−7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%18.9%−17.9 pts
Asian0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Other1.9%3.8%−1.9 pts
Median household income$11,442$50,900−$39,458
Per capita income$8,406$31,948−$23,542
Poverty rate77.8%29.2%+48.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6410.542+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%56.5%−52.6 pts
Graduate degree3.5%28.0%−24.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation13.4%61.0%−47.6 pts
Median home value$44,300$346,700−$302,400
Median gross rent$665$1,194−$529
Owner-occupied22.4%35.4%−13.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.1%10.3%+35.8 pts
Rent-burdened households85.6%61.4%+24.2 pts
Average commute22.817.4+5.5
Worked from home3.2%12.2%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured1.9%8.5%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025