COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pineville vs Mountain Home
PLACE A
Pineville, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Mountain Home, North Carolina
Pineville is 81% smaller than Mountain Home. Mountain Home earns more, with a median household income $26,555 higher.
PINEVILLEMOUNTAIN HOMEDIFFERENCE
Total population6633,437−81% vs Mountain Home
Population density863911−48
Population growth-3.4%-3.6%+0.2 pts
Median age69.150.5+18.6
Male58.3%51.9%+6.4 pts
Female41.7%48.1%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%80.6%+2.7 pts
Black0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%15.5%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other2.6%1.1%+1.5 pts
Median household income$56,528$83,083−$26,555
Per capita income$41,640$41,711−$71
Poverty rate13.2%11.9%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.404+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%42.0%−30.3 pts
Graduate degree8.2%9.3%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%0.7%+12.9 pts
Labor force participation31.4%65.5%−34.1 pts
Median home value$119,300$400,000−$280,700
Median gross rent$839$1,240−$401
Owner-occupied80.7%75.4%+5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.9%6.5%+16.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%61.4%−61.4 pts
Average commute15.018.8−3.9
Worked from home2.7%7.1%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.3%12.5%−11.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024