COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oliver vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Oliver, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Oliver is 98% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $59,514 higher. Cheat Lake has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -12%).
OLIVERCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population22310,902−98% vs Cheat Lake
Population density240760−520
Population growth-12.1%24.3%−36.4 pts
Median age56.140.6+15.5
Male59.8%50.2%+9.6 pts
Female40.2%49.8%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born2.3%4.4%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.9%88.8%−43.9 pts
Black54.2%2.9%+51.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.9%3.7%−2.7 pts
Median household income$57,500$117,014−$59,514
Per capita income$22,055$67,787−$45,732
Poverty rate22.6%6.5%+16.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.467−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher1.8%61.8%−59.9 pts
Graduate degree1.8%41.4%−39.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%2.2%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation60.2%71.1%−10.9 pts
Median home value$139,600$367,600−$228,000
Median gross rent$1,038$1,124−$86
Owner-occupied72.2%83.2%−10.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.4%7.0%+22.4 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%49.9%−14.9 pts
Average commute29.223.8+5.3
Worked from home1.8%13.8%−11.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.4%2.9%+20.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024