COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sardis vs Wheeling
PLACE A
Sardis, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Wheeling, West Virginia
Sardis is 98% smaller than Wheeling. Wheeling earns more, with a median household income $9,126 higher. Sardis has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -5%).
SARDISWHEELINGDIFFERENCE
Total population41725,680−98% vs Wheeling
Population density1671,863−1,696
Population growth8.7%-5.0%+13.7 pts
Median age45.645.4+0.2
Male52.4%47.2%+5.2 pts
Female47.6%52.8%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born8.2%2.1%+6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%88.8%−10.5 pts
Black0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.8%1.4%+18.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.9%5.0%−3.1 pts
Median household income$39,464$48,590−$9,126
Per capita income$24,241$36,509−$12,268
Poverty rate31.2%20.5%+10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.515−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%34.1%−23.0 pts
Graduate degree2.1%14.1%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.7%6.5%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation44.6%55.6%−11.0 pts
Median home value$116,800$146,500−$29,700
Median gross rent$729$794−$65
Owner-occupied76.0%59.8%+16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.3%13.4%+7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%51.9%−0.0 pts
Average commute36.019.8+16.2
Worked from home39.1%6.9%+32.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Uninsured21.8%4.7%+17.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025