Belington vs Philippi

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

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

Philippi has the higher population (2,919 vs 1,843 in Belington). Belington has the higher median household income ($47,361 vs $43,203 in Philippi). Philippi has the higher median home value ($110,900 vs $95,200 in Belington).

Population, income & housing

	Belington	Philippi
Population	1,843	2,919
Median age	39.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,361	$43,203
Median home value	$95,200	$110,900
Median gross rent	$883	$780
Housing units	776	1,352
Homeownership rate	74.4%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belington	Philippi
Population	2,108 → 1,843 (-12.6%)	3,366 → 2,919 (-13.3%)
Median household income	$32,356 → $47,361 (+46.4%)	$30,966 → $43,203 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$75,300 → $95,200 (+26.4%)	$101,600 → $110,900 (+9.2%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $883 (+23.0%)	$552 → $780 (+41.3%)

Belington

Population

2,1081,843

Median household income

$32,356$47,361

Median home value

$75,300$95,200

Median gross rent

$718$883

Philippi

Population

3,3662,919

Median household income

$30,966$43,203

Median home value

$101,600$110,900

Median gross rent

$552$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belington	Philippi
Under 5	3.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	19.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	8.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	8.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.7%
75 and over	3.0%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belington	Philippi
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	85.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belington	Philippi
No high school diploma	15.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	47.7%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belington	Philippi
Drove alone	77.2%	79.2%
Carpooled	7.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	13.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.9%
Other means	6.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belington	Philippi
1-unit, detached	84.3%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	18.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Belington	Philippi
Poverty rate	25.2%	29.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1970	1959