COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harts vs St. Albans
PLACE A
Harts, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
St. Albans, Vermont
Harts is 89% smaller than St. Albans. St. Albans earns more, with a median household income $17,042 higher. St. Albans has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -13%).
HARTSST. ALBANSDIFFERENCE
Total population7476,939−89% vs St. Albans
Population density813,549−3,468
Population growth-12.7%-0.6%−12.1 pts
Median age47.938.7+9.2
Male36.0%48.7%−12.7 pts
Female64.0%51.3%+12.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%89.2%+10.8 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Median household income$40,938$57,980−$17,042
Per capita income$18,872$38,286−$19,414
Poverty rate42.2%19.5%+22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.505−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%31.7%−24.9 pts
Graduate degree5.3%11.4%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation25.8%57.7%−32.0 pts
Median home value$91,100$263,400−$172,300
Median gross rent$552$1,150−$598
Owner-occupied96.5%49.0%+47.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.2%6.3%+22.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%49.3%−49.3 pts
Average commute40.322.6+17.7
Worked from home10.6%12.1%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%2.4%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024