COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wellsburg vs Cedar Falls
PLACE A
Wellsburg, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Wellsburg is 95% smaller than Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls earns more, with a median household income $34,119 higher. Cedar Falls has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -13%).
WELLSBURGCEDAR FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,25541,240−95% vs Cedar Falls
Population density2,3251,401+924
Population growth-12.7%3.7%−16.4 pts
Median age55.629.3+26.3
Male50.2%48.4%+1.9 pts
Female49.8%51.6%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.4%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%90.6%+3.5 pts
Black0.5%1.4%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%2.2%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other3.0%2.7%+0.3 pts
Median household income$42,868$76,987−$34,119
Per capita income$31,688$41,428−$9,740
Poverty rate20.3%15.7%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%50.4%−33.1 pts
Graduate degree10.0%21.5%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate13.3%3.9%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation44.3%68.8%−24.5 pts
Median home value$104,500$263,600−$159,100
Median gross rent$624$1,203−$579
Owner-occupied80.0%64.0%+16.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%5.3%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.6%55.0%−19.3 pts
Average commute19.614.0+5.6
Worked from home1.2%11.1%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%3.0%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025