COMPARING TWO PLACES
Low Moor vs Cave Spring
PLACE A
Low Moor, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cave Spring, Virginia
Low Moor is 98% smaller than Cave Spring. Cave Spring earns more, with a median household income $42,639 higher. Low Moor has grown faster since 2000 (56% vs 7%).
LOW MOORCAVE SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population43025,742−98% vs Cave Spring
Population density3812,157−1,776
Population growth55.8%7.4%+48.5 pts
Median age64.142.4+21.7
Male44.0%49.1%−5.2 pts
Female56.0%50.9%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%79.1%+16.0 pts
Black4.9%3.8%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Other0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Median household income$44,900$87,539−$42,639
Per capita income$24,854$49,725−$24,871
Poverty rate14.2%5.9%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher3.7%48.8%−45.1 pts
Graduate degree1.3%18.4%−17.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%2.9%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation40.4%66.9%−26.4 pts
Median home value$99,000$325,800−$226,800
Median gross rent$303$1,285−$982
Owner-occupied74.3%69.5%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.2%5.8%+15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.8%−37.8 pts
Average commute14.020.0−6.0
Worked from home0.0%17.8%−17.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured7.3%3.6%+3.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024