COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pineville vs Middlesborough
PLACE A
Pineville, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Middlesborough, Kentucky
Pineville is 92% smaller than Middlesborough. Pineville earns more, with a median household income $25,422 higher. Pineville has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -9%).
PINEVILLEMIDDLESBOROUGHDIFFERENCE
Total population6638,776−92% vs Middlesborough
Population density8631,189−325
Population growth-3.4%-9.0%+5.5 pts
Median age69.142.1+27.0
Male58.3%49.9%+8.4 pts
Female41.7%50.1%−8.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%88.4%−5.1 pts
Black0.2%5.8%−5.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%1.0%+12.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other2.6%4.1%−1.5 pts
Median household income$56,528$31,106+$25,422
Per capita income$41,640$22,625+$19,015
Poverty rate13.2%31.0%−17.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.517−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%18.9%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree8.2%6.8%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%8.5%+5.1 pts
Labor force participation31.4%43.5%−12.1 pts
Median home value$119,300$99,900+$19,400
Median gross rent$839$598+$241
Owner-occupied80.7%54.6%+26.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.9%9.5%+13.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.4%−54.4 pts
Average commute15.017.5−2.5
Worked from home2.7%4.2%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.3%5.4%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025