COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sylvester vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Sylvester, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, Texas
Sylvester is 99% smaller than Big Spring. Sylvester earns more, with a median household income $2,575 higher. Sylvester has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -4%).
SYLVESTERBIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population14922,290−99% vs Big Spring
Population density5911,165−573
Population growth6.9%-4.2%+11.0 pts
Median age56.436.4+20.0
Male44.3%57.1%−12.8 pts
Female55.7%42.9%+12.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.7%36.1%+58.5 pts
Black0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%53.2%−53.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other5.3%3.9%+1.5 pts
Median household income$70,156$67,581+$2,575
Per capita income$31,960$31,414+$546
Poverty rate19.1%17.1%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.433Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%12.8%+8.9 pts
Graduate degree3.8%4.1%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%6.6%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation34.8%53.5%−18.8 pts
Median home value$78,100$140,200−$62,100
Median gross rent$940$1,050−$110
Owner-occupied93.8%64.7%+29.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.9%13.4%+23.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%47.4%+2.6 pts
Average commute38.621.1+17.4
Worked from home0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025