COMPARING TWO PLACES
St. Albans vs Cross Lanes
PLACE A
St. Albans, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
St. Albans is 28% smaller than Cross Lanes. Cross Lanes earns more, with a median household income $5,557 higher.
ST. ALBANSCROSS LANESDIFFERENCE
Total population6,9399,671−28% vs Cross Lanes
Population density3,5491,547+2,003
Population growth-0.6%-2.7%+2.1 pts
Median age38.744.3−5.6
Male48.7%51.3%−2.6 pts
Female51.3%48.7%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born3.9%2.2%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%93.0%−3.7 pts
Black0.4%3.1%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Asian2.5%1.0%+1.5 pts
Other6.3%2.9%+3.4 pts
Median household income$57,980$63,537−$5,557
Per capita income$38,286$38,088+$198
Poverty rate19.5%5.1%+14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.372+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%32.4%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree11.4%12.1%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%3.5%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation57.7%64.2%−6.5 pts
Median home value$263,400$153,800+$109,600
Median gross rent$1,150$949+$201
Owner-occupied49.0%73.7%−24.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%11.7%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%37.3%+12.0 pts
Average commute22.625.8−3.2
Worked from home12.1%9.5%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured2.4%3.4%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024