COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ritchie County vs Wirt County
PLACE A
Ritchie County, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Wirt County, West Virginia
Ritchie County is 65% larger than Wirt County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Wirt County has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -19%).
RITCHIE COUNTYWIRT COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population8,0344,879+65% vs Wirt County
Population density1821−3
Population growth-19.2%-9.1%−10.0 pts
Median age46.146.3−0.2
Male49.7%49.7%−0.0 pts
Female50.3%50.3%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born1.4%0.2%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%96.4%+0.0 pts
Black0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Asian1.3%0.2%+1.1 pts
Other1.4%3.3%−2.0 pts
Median household income$50,582$49,867+$715
Per capita income$27,681$26,269+$1,412
Poverty rate21.6%16.8%+4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.407+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%15.5%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree2.9%4.2%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%4.9%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation47.7%47.5%+0.2 pts
Median home value$115,900$115,800+$100
Median gross rent$579$558+$21
Owner-occupied84.2%87.8%−3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%25.1%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households29.2%50.4%−21.2 pts
Average commute33.032.3+0.7
Worked from home9.8%11.8%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.8%6.9%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025