COMPARING TWO PLACES
McDowell vs Bristol
PLACE A
McDowell, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Bristol, Pennsylvania
McDowell is 93% smaller than Bristol. Bristol earns more, with a median household income $61,568 higher.
MCDOWELLBRISTOLDIFFERENCE
Total population7189,970−93% vs Bristol
Population density2905,872−5,582
Population growth–1.4%–
Median age29.038.9−9.9
Male35.2%47.0%−11.7 pts
Female64.8%53.0%+11.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%71.1%+22.7 pts
Black0.1%3.7%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other6.0%7.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$14,474$76,042−$61,568
Per capita income$9,664$43,798−$34,134
Poverty rate72.4%8.6%+63.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.457−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%20.9%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree12.5%6.7%+5.8 pts
Unemployment rate60.0%5.1%+54.9 pts
Labor force participation16.9%66.7%−49.7 pts
Median home value$73,100$271,100−$198,000
Median gross rent$255$1,409−$1,154
Owner-occupied60.4%61.0%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.9%3.8%+16.1 pts
Rent-burdened households53.2%55.0%−1.8 pts
Average commute14.132.0−17.8
Worked from home0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured0.4%7.0%−6.6 pts
Population, 2014 – 2024