COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pinch vs St. Albans
PLACE A
Pinch, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
St. Albans, Vermont
Pinch is 42% smaller than St. Albans. Pinch earns more, with a median household income $18,761 higher. St. Albans has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -11%).
PINCHST. ALBANSDIFFERENCE
Total population4,0376,939−42% vs St. Albans
Population density1,1383,549−2,411
Population growth-10.7%-0.6%−10.1 pts
Median age50.338.7+11.6
Male43.5%48.7%−5.2 pts
Female56.5%51.3%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born1.7%3.9%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%89.2%+5.0 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other5.8%6.3%−0.5 pts
Median household income$76,741$57,980+$18,761
Per capita income$36,651$38,286−$1,635
Poverty rate5.1%19.5%−14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.505−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%31.7%+3.8 pts
Graduate degree9.6%11.4%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation44.8%57.7%−12.9 pts
Median home value$221,500$263,400−$41,900
Median gross rent$916$1,150−$234
Owner-occupied70.4%49.0%+21.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%49.3%−7.0 pts
Average commute24.222.6+1.6
Worked from home18.7%12.1%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.4%2.4%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024