Racine vs Whitesville

A side-by-side comparison of Racine and Whitesville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Racine has the higher population (451 vs 168 in Whitesville). Racine has the higher median household income ($73,724 vs $67,500 in Whitesville). Racine has the higher median home value ($112,700 vs $90,300 in Whitesville).

Population, income & housing

	Racine	Whitesville
Population	451	168
Median age	49.4 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,724	$67,500
Median home value	$112,700	$90,300
Median gross rent	—	$654
Housing units	140	214
Homeownership rate	100.0%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	46.6%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Racine	Whitesville
Population	361 → 451 (+24.9%)	377 → 168 (-55.4%)
Median household income	$80,417 → $73,724 (-8.3%)	$20,313 → $67,500 (+232.3%)
Median home value	$123,400 → $112,700 (-8.7%)	$54,100 → $90,300 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$456 → $654 (+43.4%)

Racine

Population

361451

Median household income

$80,417$73,724

Median home value

$123,400$112,700

Whitesville

Population

377168

Median household income

$20,313$67,500

Median home value

$54,100$90,300

Median gross rent

$456$654

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Racine	Whitesville
Under 5	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	6.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	16.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	22.6%
45 to 54	38.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	4.7%	19.0%
65 to 74	4.2%	2.4%
75 and over	19.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Racine	Whitesville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Racine	Whitesville
No high school diploma	9.7%	16.4%
High school graduate	15.4%	63.6%
Some college or associate's	58.7%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Racine	Whitesville
Drove alone	83.2%	64.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Racine	Whitesville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Racine	Whitesville
Poverty rate	13.5%	14.3%
Average household size	3.99	2.71
Median year structure built	1949	1955