COMPARING TWO PLACES
Williamson vs Teays Valley
PLACE A
Williamson, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Teays Valley, West Virginia
Williamson is 81% smaller than Teays Valley. Teays Valley earns more, with a median household income $86,866 higher. Teays Valley has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
WILLIAMSONTEAYS VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,75314,151−81% vs Teays Valley
Population density8411,949−1,108
Population growth-3.4%8.9%−12.3 pts
Median age42.742.6+0.1
Male45.9%48.9%−3.0 pts
Female54.1%51.1%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%90.7%−1.6 pts
Black9.4%2.0%+7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.5%2.9%−1.4 pts
Median household income$21,875$108,741−$86,866
Per capita income$16,623$50,659−$34,036
Poverty rate49.1%5.1%+44.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.394+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%46.7%−36.4 pts
Graduate degree3.4%19.9%−16.5 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%2.0%+11.6 pts
Labor force participation30.3%61.4%−31.1 pts
Median home value$89,600$278,000−$188,400
Median gross rent$489$1,102−$613
Owner-occupied46.3%83.9%−37.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%3.8%+14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households37.8%52.9%−15.1 pts
Average commute27.224.1+3.1
Worked from home10.2%12.3%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.7%4.0%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024