COMPARING TWO PLACES
Summers County vs Monroe County
PLACE A
Summers County, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Monroe County, Alabama
Summers County is 39% smaller than Monroe County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
SUMMERS COUNTYMONROE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population11,53218,965−39% vs Monroe County
Population density3218+13
Population growth-14.1%-14.3%+0.2 pts
Median age50.644.2+6.4
Male47.3%47.9%−0.6 pts
Female52.7%52.1%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.7%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%53.6%+36.6 pts
Black6.1%41.9%−35.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.2%+1.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.4%3.9%−1.5 pts
Median household income$40,699$42,292−$1,593
Per capita income$25,658$23,812+$1,846
Poverty rate23.8%20.1%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.458−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%11.7%+7.1 pts
Graduate degree7.9%5.4%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%10.4%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation35.8%45.5%−9.8 pts
Median home value$140,100$120,600+$19,500
Median gross rent$915$666+$249
Owner-occupied81.2%71.7%+9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.5%27.9%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.5%30.6%+16.9 pts
Average commute35.125.5+9.7
Worked from home4.2%3.4%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.6%9.1%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025