COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moorefield vs Searcy
PLACE A
Moorefield, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Searcy, Arkansas
Moorefield is 89% smaller than Searcy. Searcy earns more, with a median household income $3,107 higher.
MOOREFIELDSEARCYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,65524,351−89% vs Searcy
Population density9961,329−334
Population growth-0.8%0.3%−1.1 pts
Median age42.532.4+10.1
Male55.2%47.8%+7.3 pts
Female44.8%52.2%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born9.4%3.0%+6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.2%77.8%−12.6 pts
Black24.5%10.8%+13.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%5.7%+4.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.5%4.5%−4.0 pts
Median household income$49,063$52,170−$3,107
Per capita income$26,581$28,824−$2,243
Poverty rate8.1%18.8%−10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.466−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%29.6%−24.9 pts
Graduate degree3.0%15.8%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%6.1%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation61.5%54.1%+7.4 pts
Median home value$125,000$188,500−$63,500
Median gross rent$823$905−$82
Owner-occupied63.7%53.6%+10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%12.4%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households21.2%49.2%−28.0 pts
Average commute14.116.3−2.2
Worked from home13.1%5.6%+7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured10.6%9.2%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025