Belington vs Galloway

A side-by-side comparison of Belington and Galloway: population, income, housing, and more.

Belington and Galloway are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belington has the higher population (1,843 vs 135 in Galloway). Galloway has the higher median household income ($60,486 vs $47,361 in Belington). Since 2019, Galloway's population has grown faster (+21.6% vs -12.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Belington	Galloway
Population	1,843	135
Median age	39.6 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,361	$60,486
Median home value	$95,200	—
Median gross rent	$883	—
Housing units	776	79
Homeownership rate	74.4%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belington	Galloway
Population	2,108 → 1,843 (-12.6%)	111 → 135 (+21.6%)
Median household income	$32,356 → $47,361 (+46.4%)	$50,167 → $60,486 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$75,300 → $95,200 (+26.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$718 → $883 (+23.0%)	—

Belington

Population

2,1081,843

Median household income

$32,356$47,361

Median home value

$75,300$95,200

Median gross rent

$718$883

Galloway

Population

111135

Median household income

$50,167$60,486

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belington	Galloway
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	27.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	42.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	14.6%	10.4%
75 and over	3.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belington	Galloway
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belington	Galloway
No high school diploma	15.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.7%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belington	Galloway
Drove alone	77.2%	63.2%
Carpooled	7.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	0.0%
Other means	6.3%	36.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belington	Galloway
1-unit, detached	84.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belington	Galloway
Poverty rate	25.2%	54.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1970	1948