COMPARING TWO PLACES
Prince vs Charleston
PLACE A
Prince, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Prince is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $22,368 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -1%).
PRINCECHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population52159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density281,386−1,357
Population growth-0.9%25.1%−26.0 pts
Median age62.536.6+25.9
Male76.9%47.7%+29.2 pts
Female23.1%52.3%−29.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%71.7%+28.3 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$70,046$92,414−$22,368
Per capita income$303,138$59,875+$243,263
Poverty rate0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6380.492+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%58.3%−58.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%22.8%−22.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation100.0%67.6%+32.4 pts
Median home value$90,700$509,700−$419,000
Median gross rent$712$1,722−$1,010
Owner-occupied100.0%55.6%+44.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate48.0%12.1%+35.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.8%−51.8 pts
Average commute–24.2–
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured23.1%6.0%+17.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024