COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westfield vs Charleston
PLACE A
Westfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Westfield is 99% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $52,553 higher. Charleston has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 5%).
WESTFIELDCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,075159,423−99% vs Charleston
Population density9641,386−422
Population growth4.5%25.1%−20.6 pts
Median age39.636.6+3.0
Male50.4%47.7%+2.6 pts
Female49.6%52.3%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born2.5%6.0%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.5%71.7%+24.7 pts
Black1.4%15.8%−14.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%6.1%−5.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other1.9%4.5%−2.6 pts
Median household income$39,861$92,414−$52,553
Per capita income$25,756$59,875−$34,119
Poverty rate26.1%12.3%+13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5430.492+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%58.3%−43.1 pts
Graduate degree6.4%22.8%−16.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.4%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation44.2%67.6%−23.4 pts
Median home value$87,300$509,700−$422,400
Median gross rent$622$1,722−$1,100
Owner-occupied61.7%55.6%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%12.1%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.9%51.8%−8.0 pts
Average commute29.324.2+5.1
Worked from home2.0%19.4%−17.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured5.3%6.0%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025