COMPARING TWO PLACES
Republic vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Republic, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Republic is 91% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $56,597 higher. Cheat Lake has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -8%).
REPUBLICCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,01610,902−91% vs Cheat Lake
Population density715760−45
Population growth-7.5%24.3%−31.9 pts
Median age36.340.6−4.3
Male61.4%50.2%+11.2 pts
Female38.6%49.8%−11.2 pts
Foreign-born2.0%4.4%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.2%88.8%−7.6 pts
Black0.5%2.9%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%2.8%+2.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other12.7%3.7%+9.0 pts
Median household income$60,417$117,014−$56,597
Per capita income$34,957$67,787−$32,830
Poverty rate16.4%6.5%+9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.467+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%61.8%−39.3 pts
Graduate degree7.4%41.4%−34.1 pts
Unemployment rate17.0%2.2%+14.8 pts
Labor force participation47.8%71.1%−23.3 pts
Median home value$236,200$367,600−$131,400
Median gross rent$843$1,124−$281
Owner-occupied51.9%83.2%−31.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%7.0%+7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households53.3%49.9%+3.4 pts
Average commute9.423.8−14.4
Worked from home12.9%13.8%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.3%2.9%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024