COMPARING TWO PLACES
Reader vs Arkadelphia
PLACE A
Reader, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Reader is 98% smaller than Arkadelphia. Reader earns more, with a median household income $15,285 higher. Arkadelphia has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -30%).
READERARKADELPHIADIFFERENCE
Total population1939,916−98% vs Arkadelphia
Population density2081,283−1,075
Population growth-30.0%-3.1%−26.9 pts
Median age57.123.4+33.7
Male19.2%45.3%−26.1 pts
Female80.8%54.7%+26.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%57.9%+42.1 pts
Black0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income$63,942$48,657+$15,285
Per capita income$38,505$24,406+$14,099
Poverty rate13.5%28.9%−15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2790.517−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%32.8%−32.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.0%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%4.2%+7.6 pts
Labor force participation61.1%54.7%+6.4 pts
Median home value$85,300$179,300−$94,000
Median gross rent–$814–
Owner-occupied80.0%41.2%+38.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%17.5%−17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households52.0%46.6%+5.4 pts
Average commute20.117.4+2.6
Worked from home0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024