COMPARING TWO PLACES
Reader vs Hope
PLACE A
Reader, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Hope, Indiana
Reader is 91% smaller than Hope. Hope earns more, with a median household income $12,246 higher. Hope has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -30%).
READERHOPEDIFFERENCE
Total population1932,181−91% vs Hope
Population density2082,291−2,083
Population growth-30.0%-0.1%−29.8 pts
Median age57.131.2+25.9
Male19.2%53.5%−34.4 pts
Female80.8%46.5%+34.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%91.6%+8.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Median household income$63,942$76,188−$12,246
Per capita income$38,505$29,108+$9,397
Poverty rate13.5%8.9%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2790.323−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%1.9%+9.9 pts
Labor force participation61.1%71.9%−10.8 pts
Median home value$85,300$148,600−$63,300
Median gross rent–$1,156–
Owner-occupied80.0%79.5%+0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households52.0%27.3%+24.7 pts
Average commute20.123.5−3.5
Worked from home0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024