COMPARING TWO PLACES
Davis vs Morehead City
PLACE A
Davis, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Morehead City, North Carolina
Davis is 94% smaller than Morehead City. Morehead City earns more, with a median household income $8,787 higher. Morehead City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -9%).
DAVISMOREHEAD CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population57910,434−94% vs Morehead City
Population density3171,409−1,092
Population growth-9.1%10.3%−19.4 pts
Median age55.844.2+11.6
Male49.2%46.7%+2.5 pts
Female50.8%53.3%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born3.0%4.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.4%77.4%+20.1 pts
Black0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.6%9.4%−8.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.0%6.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income$47,446$56,233−$8,787
Per capita income$37,179$43,126−$5,947
Poverty rate22.9%18.1%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.486−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%35.6%−14.2 pts
Graduate degree9.3%11.1%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%2.0%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation53.9%60.0%−6.1 pts
Median home value$177,100$357,400−$180,300
Median gross rent$550$1,134−$584
Owner-occupied80.4%46.7%+33.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.2%19.8%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households51.6%53.7%−2.2 pts
Average commute24.018.1+6.0
Worked from home3.3%12.1%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%10.0%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025