COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lester vs Harrisburg
PLACE A
Lester, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Lester is 99% smaller than Harrisburg. Harrisburg earns more, with a median household income $18,099 higher.
LESTERHARRISBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population33150,522−99% vs Harrisburg
Population density6616,223−5,562
Population growth-2.9%1.2%−4.0 pts
Median age56.033.4+22.6
Male60.2%47.4%+12.8 pts
Female39.8%52.6%−12.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%25.2%+62.8 pts
Black1.3%40.9%−39.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%26.4%−25.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other10.1%5.2%+4.8 pts
Median household income$30,000$48,099−$18,099
Per capita income$20,782$27,330−$6,548
Poverty rate41.4%30.5%+10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5710.483+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%25.9%−14.7 pts
Graduate degree4.6%10.0%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%11.4%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation30.4%64.6%−34.2 pts
Median home value$89,400$124,200−$34,800
Median gross rent$850$1,062−$212
Owner-occupied74.3%36.6%+37.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%8.3%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%46.5%+20.2 pts
Average commute54.420.1+34.2
Worked from home7.1%15.8%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Uninsured5.0%9.4%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025