COMPARING TWO PLACES
Glasgow vs Weirton
PLACE A
Glasgow, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Weirton, West Virginia
Glasgow is 100% smaller than Weirton. Glasgow earns more, with a median household income $6,258 higher. Glasgow has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -3%).
GLASGOWWEIRTONDIFFERENCE
Total population6818,133−100% vs Weirton
Population density1,1331,004+129
Population growth18.3%-3.0%+21.3 pts
Median age27.047.4−20.4
Male55.7%50.4%+5.3 pts
Female44.3%49.6%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%89.3%+5.1 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other5.7%4.4%+1.2 pts
Median household income$65,833$59,575+$6,258
Per capita income$25,828$37,611−$11,783
Poverty rate2.3%12.6%−10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2680.459−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%24.2%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation80.3%59.5%+20.8 pts
Median home value$37,500$133,500−$96,000
Median gross rent$945$746+$199
Owner-occupied63.3%69.3%−5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%8.1%+16.9 pts
Rent-burdened households9.1%44.0%−34.9 pts
Average commute27.122.5+4.6
Worked from home1.6%11.1%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured9.1%6.3%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025