COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lester vs Brandon
PLACE A
Lester, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Lester is 100% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $49,685 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -3%).
LESTERBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population331119,767−100% vs Brandon
Population density6613,615−2,954
Population growth-2.9%10.8%−13.6 pts
Median age56.037.3+18.7
Male60.2%48.5%+11.7 pts
Female39.8%51.5%−11.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%17.7%−17.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%42.1%+46.0 pts
Black1.3%16.7%−15.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%30.9%−30.4 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other10.1%6.0%+4.1 pts
Median household income$30,000$79,685−$49,685
Per capita income$20,782$41,340−$20,558
Poverty rate41.4%11.4%+30.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5710.432+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%33.8%−22.6 pts
Graduate degree4.6%11.1%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.6%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation30.4%65.5%−35.1 pts
Median home value$89,400$339,000−$249,600
Median gross rent$850$1,784−$934
Owner-occupied74.3%56.2%+18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%6.2%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%54.3%+12.3 pts
Average commute54.428.4+25.9
Worked from home7.1%18.1%−10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.0%12.5%−7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024