COMPARING TWO PLACES
Zanesville vs Clarksburg
PLACE A
Zanesville, OH
VS
PLACE B
Clarksburg, WV
Zanesville and Clarksburg are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ZANESVILLECLARKSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population87,01488,142−1% vs Clarksburg
Population density13197+34
Population growth0.4%-4.0%+4.4 pts
Median age40.343.1−2.8
Male48.8%50.0%−1.1 pts
Female51.2%50.0%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.7%1.1%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.5%92.4%−1.8 pts
Black3.1%1.4%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%2.0%−0.6 pts
Asian0.5%0.6%−0.1 pts
Other4.6%3.7%+0.9 pts
Median household income$60,780$59,642+$1,138
Per capita income$32,809$34,627−$1,818
Poverty rate15.1%14.3%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.460−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%24.8%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree7.7%9.5%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%4.8%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation59.4%54.5%+4.9 pts
Median home value$182,200$162,516+$19,684
Median gross rent$833$870−$37
Owner-occupied68.2%76.8%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%13.9%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%38.0%+4.9 pts
Average commute25.424.0+1.4
Worked from home6.3%8.1%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.1%+0.1 pts
Uninsured6.6%6.9%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025