COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pinch vs Cross Lanes
PLACE A
Pinch, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Pinch is 58% smaller than Cross Lanes. Pinch earns more, with a median household income $13,204 higher. Cross Lanes has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
PINCHCROSS LANESDIFFERENCE
Total population4,0379,671−58% vs Cross Lanes
Population density1,1381,547−408
Population growth-10.7%-2.7%−8.0 pts
Median age50.344.3+6.0
Male43.5%51.3%−7.8 pts
Female56.5%48.7%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born1.7%2.2%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%93.0%+1.3 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other5.8%2.9%+2.9 pts
Median household income$76,741$63,537+$13,204
Per capita income$36,651$38,088−$1,437
Poverty rate5.1%5.1%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.372+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%32.4%+3.1 pts
Graduate degree9.6%12.1%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation44.8%64.2%−19.4 pts
Median home value$221,500$153,800+$67,700
Median gross rent$916$949−$33
Owner-occupied70.4%73.7%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%37.3%+4.9 pts
Average commute24.225.8−1.6
Worked from home18.7%9.5%+9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured7.4%3.4%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024