Barboursville vs Pea Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Barboursville and Pea Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pea Ridge has the higher population (7,188 vs 4,394 in Barboursville). Pea Ridge has the higher median household income ($67,708 vs $59,531 in Barboursville). Barboursville has the higher median home value ($212,000 vs $186,900 in Pea Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
Population	4,394	7,188
Median age	35.4 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,531	$67,708
Median home value	$212,000	$186,900
Median gross rent	$916	$953
Housing units	1,810	3,583
Homeownership rate	66.5%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	46.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
Population	4,268 → 4,394 (+3.0%)	6,632 → 7,188 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$48,846 → $59,531 (+21.9%)	$47,893 → $67,708 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$179,500 → $212,000 (+18.1%)	$154,800 → $186,900 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $916 (+16.1%)	$825 → $953 (+15.5%)

Barboursville

Population

4,2684,394

Median household income

$48,846$59,531

Median home value

$179,500$212,000

Median gross rent

$789$916

Pea Ridge

Population

6,6327,188

Median household income

$47,893$67,708

Median home value

$154,800$186,900

Median gross rent

$825$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
Under 5	5.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	23.4%	18.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.2%
75 and over	8.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	87.4%	89.5%
Black or African American	4.0%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	4.5%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.9%
High school graduate	30.3%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
Drove alone	76.0%	84.8%
Carpooled	1.7%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
1-unit, detached	55.8%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	18.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Barboursville	Pea Ridge
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1977	1976