COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pineville vs West Plains
PLACE A
Pineville, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
West Plains, Missouri
Pineville is 95% smaller than West Plains. Pineville earns more, with a median household income $12,526 higher. West Plains has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
PINEVILLEWEST PLAINSDIFFERENCE
Total population66312,780−95% vs West Plains
Population density863961−97
Population growth-3.4%1.7%−5.1 pts
Median age69.136.3+32.8
Male58.3%45.7%+12.7 pts
Female41.7%54.3%−12.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%94.1%−10.7 pts
Black0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.9%0.2%+13.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other2.6%4.2%−1.6 pts
Median household income$56,528$44,002+$12,526
Per capita income$41,640$24,722+$16,918
Poverty rate13.2%28.1%−14.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.437Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%17.1%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree8.2%7.6%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%4.2%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation31.4%58.3%−27.0 pts
Median home value$119,300$169,900−$50,600
Median gross rent$839$810+$29
Owner-occupied80.7%52.1%+28.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.9%11.8%+11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.1%−46.1 pts
Average commute15.021.3−6.3
Worked from home2.7%3.6%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.3%15.6%−14.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025