COMPARING TWO PLACES
Summersville vs Rolla
PLACE A
Summersville, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Rolla, Kansas
Summersville is 834% larger than Rolla. Rolla earns more, with a median household income $2,179 higher. Summersville has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -13%).
SUMMERSVILLEROLLADIFFERENCE
Total population3,297353+834% vs Rolla
Population density735946−212
Population growth-3.9%-13.1%+9.2 pts
Median age56.341.2+15.1
Male52.0%48.3%+3.6 pts
Female48.0%51.7%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born8.4%18.5%−10.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.9%55.2%+33.8 pts
Black0.7%5.5%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%33.8%−26.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other3.4%4.4%−1.0 pts
Median household income$56,571$58,750−$2,179
Per capita income$35,706$32,923+$2,783
Poverty rate20.3%14.8%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5000.445+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%25.4%+9.3 pts
Graduate degree24.6%1.4%+23.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%5.6%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation37.0%71.6%−34.6 pts
Median home value$230,000$58,500+$171,500
Median gross rent$395$619−$224
Owner-occupied67.7%75.5%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%36.9%−22.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.9%30.8%+6.2 pts
Average commute26.323.9+2.4
Worked from home9.5%7.5%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%16.1%−13.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025