COMPARING TWO PLACES
Romney vs Front Royal
PLACE A
Romney, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Front Royal, Virginia
Romney is 89% smaller than Front Royal. Front Royal earns more, with a median household income $15,552 higher. Front Royal has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
ROMNEYFRONT ROYALDIFFERENCE
Total population1,76715,722−89% vs Front Royal
Population density1,6721,530+141
Population growth-6.7%4.0%−10.7 pts
Median age50.237.7+12.5
Male49.1%50.9%−1.8 pts
Female50.9%49.1%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.2%6.9%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%73.0%+15.7 pts
Black2.6%9.0%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%9.4%−9.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other8.4%6.8%+1.6 pts
Median household income$49,286$64,838−$15,552
Per capita income$27,631$33,846−$6,215
Poverty rate25.9%14.3%+11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.414+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%18.8%−3.9 pts
Graduate degree7.6%5.5%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%5.0%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation46.8%62.8%−16.0 pts
Median home value$184,400$314,400−$130,000
Median gross rent$616$1,135−$519
Owner-occupied48.9%58.2%−9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%6.5%+13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%39.3%+2.6 pts
Average commute34.632.7+1.9
Worked from home4.7%8.9%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.4%13.0%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025