COMPARING TWO PLACES
Follansbee vs Weirton
PLACE A
Follansbee, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Weirton, West Virginia
Follansbee is 85% smaller than Weirton. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
FOLLANSBEEWEIRTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,66818,133−85% vs Weirton
Population density1,4481,004+443
Population growth-4.6%-3.0%−1.7 pts
Median age52.947.4+5.5
Male54.1%50.4%+3.7 pts
Female45.9%49.6%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born1.8%2.1%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.0%89.3%+6.7 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%2.4%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other1.3%4.4%−3.1 pts
Median household income$58,371$59,575−$1,204
Per capita income$44,397$37,611+$6,786
Poverty rate8.1%12.6%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.459−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%24.2%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree8.3%8.1%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%7.1%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation68.6%59.5%+9.1 pts
Median home value$133,900$133,500+$400
Median gross rent$642$746−$104
Owner-occupied63.3%69.3%−5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%8.1%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households11.9%44.0%−32.1 pts
Average commute20.022.5−2.5
Worked from home7.2%11.1%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.6%6.3%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025