COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tazewell County vs Mason County
PLACE A
Tazewell County, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Mason County, Michigan
Tazewell County is 33% larger than Mason County. Mason County earns more, with a median household income $17,435 higher. Mason County has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -10%).
TAZEWELL COUNTYMASON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population38,63529,040+33% vs Mason County
Population density7459+16
Population growth-10.3%1.2%−11.5 pts
Median age45.047.3−2.3
Male50.4%50.0%+0.4 pts
Female49.6%50.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.3%1.7%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.7%89.4%+3.4 pts
Black3.0%1.0%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%4.9%−3.5 pts
Asian0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Other2.2%4.4%−2.1 pts
Median household income$47,313$64,748−$17,435
Per capita income$29,519$37,554−$8,035
Poverty rate18.5%14.1%+4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%26.6%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree5.7%10.3%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.5%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation44.9%54.5%−9.6 pts
Median home value$118,300$219,600−$101,300
Median gross rent$795$896−$101
Owner-occupied74.4%78.3%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%27.3%−9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households35.7%42.9%−7.2 pts
Average commute27.119.5+7.6
Worked from home7.0%11.0%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured4.1%5.2%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025