COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nitro vs Cross Lanes
PLACE A
Nitro, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Nitro is 35% smaller than Cross Lanes. Cross Lanes earns more, with a median household income $9,689 higher. Cross Lanes has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -8%).
NITROCROSS LANESDIFFERENCE
Total population6,2709,671−35% vs Cross Lanes
Population density1,1731,547−374
Population growth-7.7%-2.7%−5.0 pts
Median age44.544.3+0.2
Male48.5%51.3%−2.8 pts
Female51.5%48.7%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%93.0%−5.7 pts
Black1.5%3.1%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other11.0%2.9%+8.1 pts
Median household income$53,848$63,537−$9,689
Per capita income$35,489$38,088−$2,599
Poverty rate20.2%5.1%+15.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4930.372+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%32.4%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree8.7%12.1%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%3.5%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation62.1%64.2%−2.1 pts
Median home value$128,900$153,800−$24,900
Median gross rent$949$949Even
Owner-occupied74.5%73.7%+0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%11.7%+7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households36.6%37.3%−0.7 pts
Average commute24.525.8−1.3
Worked from home2.9%9.5%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured6.8%3.4%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024