COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pennington Gap vs Middlesborough
PLACE A
Pennington Gap, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Middlesborough, Kentucky
Pennington Gap is 82% smaller than Middlesborough. Middlesborough earns more, with a median household income $9,473 higher.
PENNINGTON GAPMIDDLESBOROUGHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5688,776−82% vs Middlesborough
Population density9401,189−248
Population growth-8.8%-9.0%+0.2 pts
Median age34.342.1−7.8
Male41.7%49.9%−8.3 pts
Female58.3%50.1%+8.3 pts
Foreign-born0.7%0.5%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%88.4%+6.8 pts
Black1.6%5.8%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%1.0%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other2.9%4.1%−1.2 pts
Median household income$21,633$31,106−$9,473
Per capita income$15,060$22,625−$7,565
Poverty rate56.8%31.0%+25.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5140.517Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%18.9%−4.5 pts
Graduate degree2.9%6.8%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate22.4%8.5%+13.9 pts
Labor force participation32.9%43.5%−10.6 pts
Median home value$92,900$99,900−$7,000
Median gross rent$766$598+$168
Owner-occupied43.4%54.6%−11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.4%9.5%+11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households57.0%54.4%+2.6 pts
Average commute31.317.5+13.8
Worked from home8.9%4.2%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.0%5.4%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025