COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scarbro vs Charleston
PLACE A
Scarbro, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Scarbro is 100% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $54,914 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -5%).
SCARBROCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population176159,423−100% vs Charleston
Population density2621,386−1,124
Population growth-5.1%25.1%−30.2 pts
Median age33.936.6−2.7
Male50.0%47.7%+2.3 pts
Female50.0%52.3%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.3%71.7%−2.4 pts
Black30.7%15.8%+14.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$37,500$92,414−$54,914
Per capita income$31,211$59,875−$28,664
Poverty rate30.7%12.3%+18.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5070.492+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%58.3%−51.0 pts
Graduate degree7.3%22.8%−15.5 pts
Unemployment rate34.6%3.4%+31.2 pts
Labor force participation42.3%67.6%−25.3 pts
Median home value$127,200$509,700−$382,500
Median gross rent–$1,722–
Owner-occupied92.3%55.6%+36.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.2%12.1%+30.1 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%51.8%+23.2 pts
Average commute83.624.2+59.4
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured10.2%6.0%+4.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024