COMPARING TWO PLACES
Romney vs Martinsburg
PLACE A
Romney, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
Romney and Martinsburg are close in size. Martinsburg earns more, with a median household income $22,021 higher.
ROMNEYMARTINSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,7671,811−2% vs Martinsburg
Population density1,6722,803−1,132
Population growth-6.7%-4.2%−2.5 pts
Median age50.242.1+8.1
Male49.1%46.5%+2.6 pts
Female50.9%53.5%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.9%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%92.2%−3.5 pts
Black2.6%3.7%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%0.6%−0.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other8.4%2.1%+6.4 pts
Median household income$49,286$71,307−$22,021
Per capita income$27,631$31,269−$3,638
Poverty rate25.9%8.5%+17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.356+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%29.3%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree7.6%6.7%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%2.7%+7.6 pts
Labor force participation46.8%54.6%−7.8 pts
Median home value$184,400$157,200+$27,200
Median gross rent$616$860−$244
Owner-occupied48.9%70.1%−21.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.6%7.2%+12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households41.9%40.8%+1.1 pts
Average commute34.622.7+11.9
Worked from home4.7%5.6%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.4%2.7%+7.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025