COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raysal vs Wytheville
PLACE A
Raysal, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Wytheville, Virginia
Raysal is 98% smaller than Wytheville. Wytheville earns more, with a median household income $16,116 higher. Wytheville has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -22%).
RAYSALWYTHEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1628,128−98% vs Wytheville
Population density132561−429
Population growth-21.7%0.7%−22.4 pts
Median age20.646.1−25.5
Male29.0%49.2%−20.2 pts
Female71.0%50.8%+20.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%89.1%+8.4 pts
Black0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other2.5%2.3%+0.2 pts
Median household income$31,154$47,270−$16,116
Per capita income$23,381$35,835−$12,454
Poverty rate35.2%21.2%+14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2810.535−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%24.7%−24.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation59.7%52.7%+7.0 pts
Median home value$94,400$196,800−$102,400
Median gross rent–$760–
Owner-occupied90.9%56.1%+34.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate70.5%11.2%+59.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.9%−43.9 pts
Average commute–17.6–
Worked from home0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured37.7%4.2%+33.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024