COMPARING TWO PLACES
Matheny vs Charleston
PLACE A
Matheny, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Matheny is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $67,657 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -16%).
MATHENYCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population586159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density1671,386−1,218
Population growth-16.0%25.1%−41.1 pts
Median age51.536.6+14.9
Male52.4%47.7%+4.6 pts
Female47.6%52.3%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%71.7%+28.3 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$24,757$92,414−$67,657
Per capita income$26,447$59,875−$33,428
Poverty rate17.6%12.3%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%58.3%−46.0 pts
Graduate degree12.4%22.8%−10.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation61.6%67.6%−6.0 pts
Median home value$160,100$509,700−$349,600
Median gross rent–$1,722–
Owner-occupied100.0%55.6%+44.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%12.1%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.8%−51.8 pts
Average commute22.724.2−1.5
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work19.5%0.7%+18.8 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024