COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rutherfordton vs Valley Falls
PLACE A
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Valley Falls, New York
Rutherfordton is 729% larger than Valley Falls. Valley Falls earns more, with a median household income $27,768 higher. Valley Falls has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -14%).
RUTHERFORDTONVALLEY FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,723449+729% vs Valley Falls
Population density899970−71
Population growth-13.6%9.4%−23.0 pts
Median age38.944.6−5.7
Male45.2%54.3%−9.2 pts
Female54.8%45.7%+9.2 pts
Foreign-born7.3%0.9%+6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.5%94.2%−25.7 pts
Black10.4%0.0%+10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.9%2.2%+7.7 pts
Asian1.1%1.1%+0.0 pts
Other9.9%2.4%+7.5 pts
Median household income$59,375$87,143−$27,768
Per capita income$36,380$48,442−$12,062
Poverty rate12.7%1.1%+11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.390+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%40.3%−5.3 pts
Graduate degree10.6%18.2%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%6.5%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation56.3%73.5%−17.3 pts
Median home value$288,400$203,300+$85,100
Median gross rent$860$1,125−$265
Owner-occupied64.3%63.2%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.6%7.3%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households53.9%45.3%+8.6 pts
Average commute22.336.0−13.7
Worked from home10.5%12.8%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.9%3.1%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025