COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ronco vs Cheat Lake
PLACE A
Ronco, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
Ronco is 100% smaller than Cheat Lake. Cheat Lake earns more, with a median household income $105,074 higher. Cheat Lake has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -18%).
RONCOCHEAT LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population1010,902−100% vs Cheat Lake
Population density20760−741
Population growth-18.4%24.3%−42.7 pts
Median age67.040.6+26.4
Male100.0%50.2%+49.8 pts
Female0.0%49.8%−49.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%88.8%+11.2 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Median household income$11,940$117,014−$105,074
Per capita income$56,320$67,787−$11,467
Poverty rate100.0%6.5%+93.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%61.8%−61.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%41.4%−41.4 pts
Unemployment rate54.5%2.2%+52.3 pts
Labor force participation0.0%71.1%−71.1 pts
Median home value$197,200$367,600−$170,400
Median gross rent$682$1,124−$442
Owner-occupied0.0%83.2%−83.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate92.6%7.0%+85.6 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%49.9%+50.1 pts
Average commute–23.8–
Worked from home0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024