COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mabscott vs Charleston
PLACE A
Mabscott, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Mabscott is 99% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $34,601 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -5%).
MABSCOTTCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,259159,423−99% vs Charleston
Population density1,3611,386−25
Population growth-4.8%25.1%−29.9 pts
Median age44.136.6+7.5
Male49.4%47.7%+1.6 pts
Female50.6%52.3%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%6.0%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.8%71.7%+20.1 pts
Black1.7%15.8%−14.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%6.1%−4.7 pts
Asian0.3%1.9%−1.6 pts
Other4.8%4.5%+0.3 pts
Median household income$57,813$92,414−$34,601
Per capita income$28,223$59,875−$31,652
Poverty rate16.7%12.3%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.492−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%58.3%−28.6 pts
Graduate degree10.3%22.8%−12.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%3.4%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation48.5%67.6%−19.1 pts
Median home value$159,700$509,700−$350,000
Median gross rent$980$1,722−$742
Owner-occupied70.3%55.6%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.7%12.1%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households61.0%51.8%+9.1 pts
Average commute16.824.2−7.5
Worked from home7.8%19.4%−11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured1.1%6.0%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025