COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Freeport vs Wheeling
PLACE A
New Freeport, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Wheeling, West Virginia
New Freeport is 100% smaller than Wheeling. New Freeport earns more, with a median household income $22,910 higher. Wheeling has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -31%).
NEW FREEPORTWHEELINGDIFFERENCE
Total population6325,680−100% vs Wheeling
Population density1111,863−1,752
Population growth-31.3%-5.0%−26.2 pts
Median age29.445.4−16.0
Male50.8%47.2%+3.6 pts
Female49.2%52.8%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.4%88.8%+9.6 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.6%5.0%−3.4 pts
Median household income$71,500$48,590+$22,910
Per capita income$21,825$36,509−$14,684
Poverty rate0.0%20.5%−20.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2100.515−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%34.1%−25.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.1%−14.1 pts
Unemployment rate25.9%6.5%+19.5 pts
Labor force participation60.0%55.6%+4.4 pts
Median home value$125,000$146,500−$21,500
Median gross rent$538$794−$256
Owner-occupied90.9%59.8%+31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.9%13.4%+25.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.9%−51.9 pts
Average commute31.619.8+11.9
Worked from home0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work10.0%2.2%+7.8 pts
Uninsured7.9%4.7%+3.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024