COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nitro vs Teays Valley
PLACE A
Nitro, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Teays Valley, West Virginia
Nitro is 56% smaller than Teays Valley. Teays Valley earns more, with a median household income $54,893 higher. Teays Valley has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -8%).
NITROTEAYS VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population6,27014,151−56% vs Teays Valley
Population density1,1731,949−776
Population growth-7.7%8.9%−16.6 pts
Median age44.542.6+1.9
Male48.5%48.9%−0.4 pts
Female51.5%51.1%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%90.7%−3.5 pts
Black1.5%2.0%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%3.2%−3.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other11.0%2.9%+8.2 pts
Median household income$53,848$108,741−$54,893
Per capita income$35,489$50,659−$15,170
Poverty rate20.2%5.1%+15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4930.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%46.7%−29.5 pts
Graduate degree8.7%19.9%−11.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%2.0%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation62.1%61.4%+0.7 pts
Median home value$128,900$278,000−$149,100
Median gross rent$949$1,102−$153
Owner-occupied74.5%83.9%−9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%3.8%+15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households36.6%52.9%−16.3 pts
Average commute24.524.1+0.4
Worked from home2.9%12.3%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.8%4.0%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024