COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rupert vs Pottsville
PLACE A
Rupert, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Rupert is 94% smaller than Pottsville. Pottsville earns more, with a median household income $26,138 higher.
RUPERTPOTTSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population82213,170−94% vs Pottsville
Population density1,0723,161−2,090
Population growth-6.9%-6.8%−0.1 pts
Median age34.143.4−9.3
Male41.1%44.9%−3.7 pts
Female58.9%55.1%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%85.6%+8.4 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%8.8%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other3.2%3.5%−0.3 pts
Median household income$28,194$54,332−$26,138
Per capita income$15,100$30,888−$15,788
Poverty rate50.0%19.9%+30.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.433+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%21.9%−18.0 pts
Graduate degree2.8%7.9%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate11.0%7.2%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation54.8%59.1%−4.3 pts
Median home value$104,000$100,500+$3,500
Median gross rent$634$822−$188
Owner-occupied61.0%57.1%+3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%13.9%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households72.9%52.8%+20.1 pts
Average commute28.224.3+3.9
Worked from home0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured8.8%4.0%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025