COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pullman vs Parkersburg
PLACE A
Pullman, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Pullman is 100% smaller than Parkersburg. Pullman earns more, with a median household income $4,593 higher. Parkersburg has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -12%).
PULLMANPARKERSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population13228,593−100% vs Parkersburg
Population density5432,427−1,884
Population growth-12.3%-5.6%−6.8 pts
Median age35.942.2−6.3
Male66.8%49.5%+17.2 pts
Female33.2%50.5%−17.2 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.2%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%91.4%+6.1 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other2.4%4.6%−2.2 pts
Median household income$53,618$49,025+$4,593
Per capita income$16,993$30,355−$13,362
Poverty rate10.1%22.5%−12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2480.460−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.0%−21.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Labor force participation31.8%55.4%−23.6 pts
Median home value$78,600$121,600−$43,000
Median gross rent$425$785−$360
Owner-occupied70.1%65.0%+5.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%12.6%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households19.2%45.0%−25.7 pts
Average commute27.119.2+7.9
Worked from home41.1%9.9%+31.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured15.0%8.6%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025