COMPARING TWO PLACES
Williamson vs Edwardsville
PLACE A
Williamson, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Edwardsville, Pennsylvania
Williamson is 44% smaller than Edwardsville. Edwardsville earns more, with a median household income $22,991 higher. Edwardsville has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -3%).
WILLIAMSONEDWARDSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,7534,927−44% vs Edwardsville
Population density8414,158−3,317
Population growth-3.4%2.3%−5.7 pts
Median age42.739.9+2.8
Male45.9%43.3%+2.6 pts
Female54.1%56.7%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.1%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%66.2%+22.9 pts
Black9.4%14.5%−5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%13.7%−13.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.5%5.6%−4.1 pts
Median household income$21,875$44,866−$22,991
Per capita income$16,623$28,870−$12,247
Poverty rate49.1%26.1%+22.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.475+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%10.9%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree3.4%3.2%+0.3 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%12.5%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation30.3%66.7%−36.4 pts
Median home value$89,600$123,200−$33,600
Median gross rent$489$1,069−$580
Owner-occupied46.3%45.5%+0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%7.2%+11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households37.8%55.8%−18.0 pts
Average commute27.219.0+8.2
Worked from home10.2%5.7%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.7%4.9%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025