COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sutton vs Charleston
PLACE A
Sutton, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Sutton is 99% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $49,597 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -13%).
SUTTONCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population814159,423−99% vs Charleston
Population density1,0481,386−338
Population growth-13.2%25.1%−38.3 pts
Median age53.936.6+17.3
Male48.3%47.7%+0.6 pts
Female51.7%52.3%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.4%6.0%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.4%71.7%+10.7 pts
Black4.4%15.8%−11.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%6.1%−5.7 pts
Asian0.3%1.9%−1.6 pts
Other12.5%4.5%+8.0 pts
Median household income$42,817$92,414−$49,597
Per capita income$24,301$59,875−$35,574
Poverty rate25.4%12.3%+13.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%58.3%−43.8 pts
Graduate degree2.8%22.8%−20.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%3.4%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation45.9%67.6%−21.7 pts
Median home value$87,700$509,700−$422,000
Median gross rent$684$1,722−$1,038
Owner-occupied57.5%55.6%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%12.1%+11.4 pts
Rent-burdened households30.9%51.8%−21.0 pts
Average commute17.524.2−6.7
Worked from home18.9%19.4%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.4%6.0%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025