COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Morris vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Mount Morris, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Mount Morris is 72% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $68,220 higher. Cheat Lake has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 3%).
MOUNT MORRISCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,08610,902−72% vs Cheat Lake
Population density2,688760+1,928
Population growth2.7%24.3%−21.6 pts
Median age33.040.6−7.6
Male46.2%50.2%−4.0 pts
Female53.8%49.8%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%4.4%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%88.8%−33.9 pts
Black32.6%2.9%+29.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%2.8%+2.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other7.1%3.7%+3.4 pts
Median household income$48,794$117,014−$68,220
Per capita income$23,507$67,787−$44,280
Poverty rate22.7%6.5%+16.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%61.8%−56.6 pts
Graduate degree1.4%41.4%−40.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%2.2%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%71.1%−19.7 pts
Median home value$86,600$367,600−$281,000
Median gross rent$1,001$1,124−$123
Owner-occupied55.5%83.2%−27.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.5%7.0%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households58.3%49.9%+8.4 pts
Average commute25.123.8+1.2
Worked from home2.1%13.8%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured5.6%2.9%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024