COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pinch vs Charleston
PLACE A
Pinch, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Pinch is 97% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $15,673 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -11%).
PINCHCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,037159,423−97% vs Charleston
Population density1,1381,386−248
Population growth-10.7%25.1%−35.8 pts
Median age50.336.6+13.7
Male43.5%47.7%−4.3 pts
Female56.5%52.3%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born1.7%6.0%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%71.7%+22.5 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other5.8%4.5%+1.2 pts
Median household income$76,741$92,414−$15,673
Per capita income$36,651$59,875−$23,224
Poverty rate5.1%12.3%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%58.3%−22.8 pts
Graduate degree9.6%22.8%−13.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation44.8%67.6%−22.7 pts
Median home value$221,500$509,700−$288,200
Median gross rent$916$1,722−$806
Owner-occupied70.4%55.6%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%51.8%−9.6 pts
Average commute24.224.2−0.1
Worked from home18.7%19.4%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured7.4%6.0%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024