COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cliffside vs Valley Falls
PLACE A
Cliffside, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Valley Falls, New York
Cliffside and Valley Falls are close in size. Valley Falls earns more, with a median household income $35,705 higher. Valley Falls has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -13%).
CLIFFSIDEVALLEY FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population438449−2% vs Valley Falls
Population density188970−782
Population growth-13.3%9.4%−22.7 pts
Median age50.944.6+6.3
Male66.7%54.3%+12.3 pts
Female33.3%45.7%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%94.2%−4.7 pts
Black10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Median household income$51,438$87,143−$35,705
Per capita income$34,130$48,442−$14,312
Poverty rate7.1%1.1%+6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.390−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%40.3%−25.0 pts
Graduate degree5.2%18.2%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation54.5%73.5%−19.0 pts
Median home value$91,400$203,300−$111,900
Median gross rent–$1,125–
Owner-occupied74.3%63.2%+11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%7.3%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.5%45.3%−9.8 pts
Average commute11.336.0−24.7
Worked from home25.6%12.8%+12.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024