Boomer vs Gauley Bridge

A side-by-side comparison of Boomer and Gauley Bridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boomer has the higher population (488 vs 466 in Gauley Bridge). Boomer has the higher median household income ($27,875 vs $19,500 in Gauley Bridge). Boomer has the higher median home value ($92,800 vs $71,600 in Gauley Bridge).

Population, income & housing

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
Population	488	466
Median age	50.2 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$27,875	$19,500
Median home value	$92,800	$71,600
Median gross rent	$818	$441
Housing units	415	310
Homeownership rate	51.6%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
Population	755 → 488 (-35.4%)	858 → 466 (-45.7%)
Median household income	$46,500 → $27,875 (-40.1%)	$45,953 → $19,500 (-57.6%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $92,800 (+10.5%)	$65,800 → $71,600 (+8.8%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $818 (+9.2%)	$665 → $441 (-33.7%)

Boomer

Population

755488

Median household income

$46,500$27,875

Median home value

$84,000$92,800

Median gross rent

$749$818

Gauley Bridge

Population

858466

Median household income

$45,953$19,500

Median home value

$65,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$665$441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	5.1%	21.2%
35 to 44	27.3%	4.1%
45 to 54	16.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.7%
75 and over	24.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
White (non-Hispanic)	62.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	34.0%	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	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
No high school diploma	7.0%	24.9%
High school graduate	41.9%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
Drove alone	57.2%	95.9%
Carpooled	42.8%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
1-unit, detached	93.7%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Boomer	Gauley Bridge
Poverty rate	26.4%	39.1%
Average household size	1.53	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1945	1955