COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pleasants County vs Tyler County
PLACE A
Pleasants County, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Tyler County, Texas
Pleasants County is 64% smaller than Tyler County. Pleasants County earns more, with a median household income $5,536 higher. Pleasants County has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -9%).
PLEASANTS COUNTYTYLER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,33820,443−64% vs Tyler County
Population density5622+34
Population growth0.6%-9.0%+9.7 pts
Median age44.043.2+0.8
Male54.2%54.8%−0.7 pts
Female45.8%45.2%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%2.1%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%76.4%+18.0 pts
Black0.4%10.7%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%8.4%−6.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other3.1%4.2%−1.1 pts
Median household income$60,932$55,396+$5,536
Per capita income$39,036$30,047+$8,989
Poverty rate11.6%17.9%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5510.501+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%12.4%+1.7 pts
Graduate degree6.5%3.6%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.5%7.1%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation54.5%43.2%+11.3 pts
Median home value$151,000$157,300−$6,300
Median gross rent$715$1,049−$334
Owner-occupied81.4%81.2%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%24.9%−10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households27.0%37.5%−10.4 pts
Average commute29.034.1−5.2
Worked from home12.4%8.6%+3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured10.4%15.7%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025