Charlton Heights vs Gatewood

A side-by-side comparison of Charlton Heights and Gatewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gatewood has the higher population (443 vs 428 in Charlton Heights). Charlton Heights has the higher median household income ($94,286 vs $73,914 in Gatewood). Charlton Heights has the higher median home value ($98,200 vs $96,400 in Gatewood).

Population, income & housing

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
Population	428	443
Median age	20.7 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$94,286	$73,914
Median home value	$98,200	$96,400
Housing units	162	167
Homeownership rate	92.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
Population	385 → 428 (+11.2%)	404 → 443 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $94,286 (+52.4%)	$63,443 → $73,914 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$85,300 → $98,200 (+15.1%)	$84,500 → $96,400 (+14.1%)

Charlton Heights

Population

385428

Median household income

$61,875$94,286

Median home value

$85,300$98,200

Gatewood

Population

404443

Median household income

$63,443$73,914

Median home value

$84,500$96,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	41.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	14.5%	8.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	24.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	6.5%
45 to 54	27.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	5.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	17.2%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
No high school diploma	25.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	12.7%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree	49.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
Drove alone	100.0%	66.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	28.2%
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%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
1-unit, detached	93.8%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Charlton Heights	Gatewood
Poverty rate	0.0%	1.4%
Average household size	3.10	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1953	1938