Follansbee vs Hooverson Heights

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

Follansbee 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.

Follansbee has the higher population (2,790 vs 2,156 in Hooverson Heights). Hooverson Heights has the higher median household income ($58,681 vs $52,974 in Follansbee). Hooverson Heights has the higher median home value ($140,700 vs $137,100 in Follansbee).

Population, income & housing

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
Population	2,790	2,156
Median age	51.4 yrs	59.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,974	$58,681
Median home value	$137,100	$140,700
Median gross rent	$592	$706
Housing units	1,524	1,120
Homeownership rate	62.8%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
Population	2,768 → 2,790 (+0.8%)	2,581 → 2,156 (-16.5%)
Median household income	$45,769 → $52,974 (+15.7%)	$58,281 → $58,681 (+0.7%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $137,100 (+54.6%)	$80,800 → $140,700 (+74.1%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $592 (-17.8%)	$533 → $706 (+32.5%)

Follansbee

Population

2,7682,790

Median household income

$45,769$52,974

Median home value

$88,700$137,100

Median gross rent

$720$592

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)

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
Under 5	3.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.0%	10.7%
18 to 24	12.9%	1.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	6.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	25.1%	24.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	17.3%
75 and over	9.1%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
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	1.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
No high school diploma	5.4%	9.8%
High school graduate	44.3%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
Drove alone	79.3%	70.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	15.9%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
1-unit, detached	63.6%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	4.8%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Follansbee	Hooverson Heights
Poverty rate	5.8%	14.8%
Average household size	2.11	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1971	1970