COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pendleton County vs Randolph County
PLACE A
Pendleton County, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Randolph County, Alabama
Pendleton County is 75% smaller than Randolph County. Pendleton County earns more, with a median household income $12,593 higher. Randolph County has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -20%).
PENDLETON COUNTYRANDOLPH COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,82623,163−75% vs Randolph County
Population density840−32
Population growth-20.2%-4.1%−16.0 pts
Median age50.743.4+7.3
Male51.8%49.2%+2.6 pts
Female48.2%50.8%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.1%1.4%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%74.6%+19.8 pts
Black1.4%15.5%−14.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%3.0%−0.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.4%−0.2 pts
Other1.7%6.5%−4.8 pts
Median household income$64,931$52,338+$12,593
Per capita income$33,377$30,082+$3,295
Poverty rate16.6%19.9%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.478−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%18.4%+0.1 pts
Graduate degree6.1%7.5%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%3.8%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation51.3%51.1%+0.2 pts
Median home value$183,800$181,600+$2,200
Median gross rent$770$708+$62
Owner-occupied84.9%77.2%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.6%25.9%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households22.7%34.2%−11.6 pts
Average commute29.628.9+0.7
Worked from home9.7%6.8%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured6.8%9.1%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025