COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lesage vs Teays Valley
PLACE A
Lesage, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Teays Valley, West Virginia
Lesage is 91% smaller than Teays Valley. Teays Valley earns more, with a median household income $69,797 higher. Teays Valley has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -5%).
LESAGETEAYS VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,32914,151−91% vs Teays Valley
Population density2181,949−1,731
Population growth-5.0%8.9%−13.9 pts
Median age29.242.6−13.4
Male36.6%48.9%−12.3 pts
Female63.4%51.1%+12.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.9%90.7%+6.2 pts
Black0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%3.2%−1.4 pts
Asian1.3%1.2%+0.1 pts
Other0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Median household income$38,944$108,741−$69,797
Per capita income$22,507$50,659−$28,152
Poverty rate34.7%5.1%+29.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.394+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%46.7%−25.0 pts
Graduate degree5.5%19.9%−14.4 pts
Unemployment rate12.8%2.0%+10.8 pts
Labor force participation69.3%61.4%+7.9 pts
Median home value$221,900$278,000−$56,100
Median gross rent$746$1,102−$356
Owner-occupied38.2%83.9%−45.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.3%3.8%+15.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.4%52.9%−3.4 pts
Average commute19.724.1−4.4
Worked from home14.6%12.3%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.4%4.0%+11.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024