COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wellsburg vs Washington
PLACE A
Wellsburg, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Washington
Wellsburg is 100% smaller than Washington. Washington earns more, with a median household income $55,273 higher. Washington has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -13%).
WELLSBURGWASHINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,2557,816,116−100% vs Washington
Population density2,325118+2,207
Population growth-12.7%14.6%−27.2 pts
Median age55.638.3+17.3
Male50.2%50.4%−0.1 pts
Female49.8%49.6%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.3%15.4%−15.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%63.1%+31.0 pts
Black0.5%3.8%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%14.4%−12.1 pts
Asian0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Other3.0%8.9%−5.9 pts
Median household income$42,868$98,141−$55,273
Per capita income$31,688$53,744−$22,056
Poverty rate20.3%9.9%+10.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.469+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%39.6%−22.4 pts
Graduate degree10.0%15.6%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate13.3%5.1%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation44.3%64.5%−20.2 pts
Median home value$104,500$564,600−$460,100
Median gross rent$624$1,760−$1,136
Owner-occupied80.0%63.8%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%7.3%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.6%47.5%−11.8 pts
Average commute19.626.6−7.0
Worked from home1.2%19.8%−18.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured6.1%6.3%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024