COMPARING TWO PLACES
Williamson vs Newark
PLACE A
Williamson, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Newark, Texas
Williamson is 111% larger than Newark. Newark earns more, with a median household income $55,469 higher. Newark has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
WILLIAMSONNEWARKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,7531,307+111% vs Newark
Population density8411,460−620
Population growth-3.4%9.1%−12.4 pts
Median age42.727.7+15.0
Male45.9%54.5%−8.6 pts
Female54.1%45.5%+8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%8.5%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%62.4%+26.7 pts
Black9.4%0.3%+9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%34.7%−34.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other1.5%2.0%−0.4 pts
Median household income$21,875$77,344−$55,469
Per capita income$16,623$36,741−$20,118
Poverty rate49.1%19.5%+29.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.484+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%16.1%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree3.4%4.5%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%4.8%+8.8 pts
Labor force participation30.3%66.3%−36.0 pts
Median home value$89,600$137,500−$47,900
Median gross rent$489$1,143−$654
Owner-occupied46.3%76.9%−30.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%20.5%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households37.8%39.5%−1.7 pts
Average commute27.233.3−6.1
Worked from home10.2%12.3%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.7%22.0%−13.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025