COMPARING TWO PLACES
Luke vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Luke, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Luke is 99% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $35,764 higher. Luke has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 24%).
LUKECHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population8210,902−99% vs Cheat Lake
Population density308760−452
Population growth30.8%24.3%+6.5 pts
Median age44.540.6+3.9
Male59.6%50.2%+9.4 pts
Female40.4%49.8%−9.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.8%88.8%+9.0 pts
Black1.1%2.9%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%2.8%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Median household income$81,250$117,014−$35,764
Per capita income$32,897$67,787−$34,890
Poverty rate2.2%6.5%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3670.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%61.8%−50.3 pts
Graduate degree1.6%41.4%−39.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%2.2%+7.6 pts
Labor force participation67.1%71.1%−4.0 pts
Median home value$51,000$367,600−$316,600
Median gross rent$638$1,124−$486
Owner-occupied88.6%83.2%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%7.0%+18.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%49.9%−49.9 pts
Average commute24.823.8+1.0
Worked from home0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.1%2.9%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024