COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rupert vs Sunbury
PLACE A
Rupert, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Rupert is 91% smaller than Sunbury. Sunbury earns more, with a median household income $22,834 higher. Sunbury has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -7%).
RUPERTSUNBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population8229,495−91% vs Sunbury
Population density1,0724,731−3,659
Population growth-6.9%-1.9%−5.0 pts
Median age34.145.1−11.0
Male41.1%48.9%−7.7 pts
Female58.9%51.1%+7.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%81.8%+12.1 pts
Black0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%11.0%−8.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.2%3.8%−0.6 pts
Median household income$28,194$51,028−$22,834
Per capita income$15,100$30,390−$15,290
Poverty rate50.0%18.7%+31.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.454Even
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%11.6%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree2.8%2.7%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate11.0%4.8%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation54.8%59.6%−4.8 pts
Median home value$104,000$107,200−$3,200
Median gross rent$634$738−$104
Owner-occupied61.0%56.8%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%11.9%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households72.9%41.0%+31.8 pts
Average commute28.223.2+4.9
Worked from home0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.8%6.4%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025