COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nemacolin vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Nemacolin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Nemacolin is 88% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $89,457 higher. Cheat Lake has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -12%).
NEMACOLINCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,30610,902−88% vs Cheat Lake
Population density1,166760+406
Population growth-11.8%24.3%−36.2 pts
Median age32.040.6−8.6
Male53.8%50.2%+3.6 pts
Female46.2%49.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.4%88.8%+8.6 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%2.8%−1.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.9%3.7%−2.8 pts
Median household income$27,557$117,014−$89,457
Per capita income$12,058$67,787−$55,729
Poverty rate62.4%6.5%+55.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5160.467+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%61.8%−61.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%41.4%−41.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.6%2.2%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation45.7%71.1%−25.4 pts
Median home value$92,600$367,600−$275,000
Median gross rent$968$1,124−$156
Owner-occupied47.1%83.2%−36.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.5%7.0%+17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.3%49.9%−1.7 pts
Average commute38.823.8+15.0
Worked from home0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.7%2.9%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024