COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wellsburg vs Marshalltown
PLACE A
Wellsburg, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Marshalltown, Iowa
Wellsburg is 92% smaller than Marshalltown. Marshalltown earns more, with a median household income $26,200 higher. Marshalltown has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -13%).
WELLSBURGMARSHALLTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2,25527,536−92% vs Marshalltown
Population density2,3251,434+890
Population growth-12.7%0.1%−12.8 pts
Median age55.635.7+19.9
Male50.2%50.7%−0.4 pts
Female49.8%49.3%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.3%20.1%−19.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%54.1%+40.0 pts
Black0.5%2.1%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%34.2%−31.9 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other3.0%4.8%−1.7 pts
Median household income$42,868$69,068−$26,200
Per capita income$31,688$30,130+$1,558
Poverty rate20.3%14.3%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.396+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%20.9%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree10.0%7.5%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate13.3%5.3%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation44.3%66.9%−22.6 pts
Median home value$104,500$127,700−$23,200
Median gross rent$624$891−$267
Owner-occupied80.0%68.8%+11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%8.2%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.6%32.4%+3.3 pts
Average commute19.617.2+2.5
Worked from home1.2%5.7%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%6.4%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025