COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moorefield vs Newport
PLACE A
Moorefield, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Newport, Oregon
Moorefield is 74% smaller than Newport. Newport earns more, with a median household income $11,505 higher.
MOOREFIELDNEWPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,65510,383−74% vs Newport
Population density9961,041−45
Population growth-0.8%2.7%−3.5 pts
Median age42.551.3−8.8
Male55.2%45.0%+10.2 pts
Female44.8%55.0%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born9.4%8.1%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.2%75.5%−10.3 pts
Black24.5%1.0%+23.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%14.5%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other0.5%6.9%−6.4 pts
Median household income$49,063$60,568−$11,505
Per capita income$26,581$40,088−$13,507
Poverty rate8.1%16.2%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.471−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%31.3%−26.5 pts
Graduate degree3.0%14.9%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%7.3%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation61.5%50.5%+11.0 pts
Median home value$125,000$441,400−$316,400
Median gross rent$823$1,241−$418
Owner-occupied63.7%58.2%+5.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%17.3%−6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households21.2%43.0%−21.8 pts
Average commute14.116.0−1.9
Worked from home13.1%11.7%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured10.6%9.5%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025