Bethany vs Hooverson Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Bethany and Hooverson Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hooverson Heights has the higher population (2,156 vs 1,066 in Bethany). Bethany has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $58,681 in Hooverson Heights). Hooverson Heights has the higher median home value ($140,700 vs $113,600 in Bethany).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
Population	1,066	2,156
Median age	21.0 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$58,681
Median home value	$113,600	$140,700
Median gross rent	$675	$706
Housing units	166	1,120
Homeownership rate	72.3%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
Population	1,022 → 1,066 (+4.3%)	2,581 → 2,156 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $61,250 (-2.0%)	$58,281 → $58,681 (+0.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $113,600 (-9.1%)	$80,800 → $140,700 (+74.1%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $675 (+13.4%)	$533 → $706 (+32.5%)

Bethany

Population

1,0221,066

Median household income

$62,500$61,250

Median home value

$125,000$113,600

Median gross rent

$595$675

Hooverson Heights

Population

2,5812,156

Median household income

$58,281$58,681

Median home value

$80,800$140,700

Median gross rent

$533$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
Under 5	3.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	3.8%	10.7%
18 to 24	68.2%	1.6%
25 to 34	4.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	4.7%	6.3%
45 to 54	3.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	4.7%	24.3%
65 to 74	3.3%	17.3%
75 and over	4.1%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	92.7%
Black or African American	23.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
No high school diploma	3.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	20.5%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
Drove alone	51.3%	70.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	42.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	15.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
1-unit, detached	80.7%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Hooverson Heights
Poverty rate	6.8%	14.8%
Average household size	2.29	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1950	1970