Gassaway vs Sutton

A side-by-side comparison of Gassaway and Sutton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sutton has the higher population (764 vs 600 in Gassaway). Gassaway has the higher median household income ($40,156 vs $37,400 in Sutton). Gassaway has the higher median home value ($101,700 vs $83,300 in Sutton).

Population, income & housing

	Gassaway	Sutton
Population	600	764
Median age	49.2 yrs	53.7 yrs
Median household income	$40,156	$37,400
Median home value	$101,700	$83,300
Median gross rent	$431	$682
Housing units	403	535
Homeownership rate	58.2%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gassaway	Sutton
Population	977 → 600 (-38.6%)	1,099 → 764 (-30.5%)
Median household income	$40,781 → $40,156 (-1.5%)	$39,722 → $37,400 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $101,700 (+26.2%)	$68,800 → $83,300 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $431 (-16.6%)	$564 → $682 (+20.9%)

Gassaway

Population

977600

Median household income

$40,781$40,156

Median home value

$80,600$101,700

Median gross rent

$517$431

Sutton

Population

1,099764

Median household income

$39,722$37,400

Median home value

$68,800$83,300

Median gross rent

$564$682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gassaway	Sutton
Under 5	0.5%	1.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	14.9%
18 to 24	2.8%	3.4%
25 to 34	3.5%	8.9%
35 to 44	20.2%	8.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.1%
75 and over	16.2%	16.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gassaway	Sutton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.8%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gassaway	Sutton
No high school diploma	14.9%	15.8%
High school graduate	33.7%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gassaway	Sutton
Drove alone	91.0%	58.3%
Carpooled	2.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.5%
Other means	1.9%	12.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gassaway	Sutton
1-unit, detached	62.8%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Gassaway	Sutton
Poverty rate	13.6%	19.2%
Average household size	1.89	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1949	1953