COMPARING TWO PLACES
Eccles vs Charleston
PLACE A
Eccles, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Eccles is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $78,199 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -8%).
ECCLESCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population64159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density931,386−1,292
Population growth-7.7%25.1%−32.8 pts
Median age36.536.6−0.1
Male0.0%47.7%−47.7 pts
Female100.0%52.3%+47.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%71.7%+28.3 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$14,215$92,414−$78,199
Per capita income$23,589$59,875−$36,286
Poverty rate0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1680.492−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%58.3%−22.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%22.8%−22.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation64.1%67.6%−3.5 pts
Median home value$54,700$509,700−$455,000
Median gross rent–$1,722–
Owner-occupied35.9%55.6%−19.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.8%−51.8 pts
Average commute–24.2–
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured64.1%6.0%+58.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024