COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheelwright vs Bristol
PLACE A
Wheelwright, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Wheelwright is 89% smaller than Bristol. Bristol earns more, with a median household income $17,792 higher. Bristol has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -35%).
WHEELWRIGHTBRISTOLDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0489,970−89% vs Bristol
Population density5955,872−5,276
Population growth-34.7%1.4%−36.1 pts
Median age38.738.9−0.2
Male62.4%47.0%+15.5 pts
Female37.6%53.0%−15.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.1%71.1%+13.9 pts
Black9.4%3.7%+5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%16.7%−13.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other2.4%7.1%−4.7 pts
Median household income$58,250$76,042−$17,792
Per capita income$15,371$43,798−$28,427
Poverty rate40.7%8.6%+32.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.457−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%20.9%−11.8 pts
Graduate degree3.5%6.7%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.1%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation23.1%66.7%−43.6 pts
Median home value$72,000$271,100−$199,100
Median gross rent$593$1,409−$816
Owner-occupied73.0%61.0%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.5%3.8%+20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households70.0%55.0%+15.0 pts
Average commute35.732.0+3.7
Worked from home0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured11.2%7.0%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025