COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clay vs Evansville
PLACE A
Clay, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Evansville, Wisconsin
Clay is 94% smaller than Evansville. Evansville earns more, with a median household income $69,707 higher. Evansville has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -19%).
CLAYEVANSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population3635,837−94% vs Evansville
Population density6511,792−1,141
Population growth-19.3%13.8%−33.1 pts
Median age30.436.8−6.4
Male64.0%50.9%+13.1 pts
Female36.0%49.1%−13.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.5%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%93.0%+3.5 pts
Black0.5%1.0%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%2.7%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other1.9%2.5%−0.6 pts
Median household income$11,442$81,149−$69,707
Per capita income$8,406$43,602−$35,196
Poverty rate77.8%5.6%+72.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6410.346+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%35.0%−31.0 pts
Graduate degree3.5%10.0%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation13.4%74.1%−60.7 pts
Median home value$44,300$276,400−$232,100
Median gross rent$665$1,093−$428
Owner-occupied22.4%68.6%−46.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.1%0.0%+46.1 pts
Rent-burdened households85.6%38.5%+47.1 pts
Average commute22.826.9−4.1
Worked from home3.2%9.9%−6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.9%1.3%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025