COMPARING TWO PLACES
Falling Spring vs Hollins
PLACE A
Falling Spring, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Hollins, Virginia
Falling Spring is 99% smaller than Hollins. Hollins earns more, with a median household income $33,706 higher. Hollins has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -19%).
FALLING SPRINGHOLLINSDIFFERENCE
Total population16517,097−99% vs Hollins
Population density3201,987−1,666
Population growth-19.4%6.1%−25.6 pts
Median age58.543.0+15.5
Male44.0%45.1%−1.1 pts
Female56.0%54.9%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%73.5%+24.9 pts
Black0.5%13.3%−12.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Other1.1%4.0%−2.9 pts
Median household income$43,750$77,456−$33,706
Per capita income$41,938$37,892+$4,046
Poverty rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.402Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%26.1%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree3.2%9.0%−5.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation65.6%57.8%+7.8 pts
Median home value$153,100$244,300−$91,200
Median gross rent$525$1,193−$668
Owner-occupied91.8%64.9%+26.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.0%5.3%+13.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.7%−44.7 pts
Average commute31.920.6+11.3
Worked from home23.3%19.1%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.7%4.7%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024