COMPARING TWO PLACES
Welch vs Coffeyville
PLACE A
Welch, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Coffeyville, Kansas
Welch is 60% smaller than Coffeyville. Coffeyville earns more, with a median household income $12,701 higher. Welch has grown faster since 2000 (49% vs -14%).
WELCHCOFFEYVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,3898,460−60% vs Coffeyville
Population density561893−332
Population growth49.2%-14.3%+63.5 pts
Median age40.639.5+1.1
Male77.7%49.4%+28.3 pts
Female22.3%50.6%−28.3 pts
Foreign-born8.3%5.6%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.8%60.7%+4.1 pts
Black24.3%10.2%+14.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%17.4%−7.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.1%+0.2 pts
Other0.9%11.6%−10.8 pts
Median household income$32,969$45,670−$12,701
Per capita income$10,499$24,870−$14,371
Poverty rate28.2%21.1%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.434−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%14.5%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree1.9%5.7%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation13.5%51.7%−38.2 pts
Median home value$57,300$60,800−$3,500
Median gross rent$441$716−$275
Owner-occupied75.3%68.1%+7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%20.5%+9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households64.9%46.7%+18.1 pts
Average commute15.316.5−1.2
Worked from home7.8%2.0%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work4.4%1.4%+3.0 pts
Uninsured6.0%12.9%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025