Charlton Heights vs Powellton

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

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

Powellton has the higher population (518 vs 428 in Charlton Heights). Charlton Heights has the higher median home value ($98,200 vs $68,300 in Powellton). Since 2019, Charlton Heights's population has grown faster (+11.2% vs -32.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
Population	428	518
Median age	20.7 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,286	—
Median home value	$98,200	$68,300
Housing units	162	266
Homeownership rate	92.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
Population	385 → 428 (+11.2%)	763 → 518 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $94,286 (+52.4%)	$50,656 → $42,462 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$85,300 → $98,200 (+15.1%)	$56,500 → $68,300 (+20.9%)

Charlton Heights

Population

385428

Median household income

$61,875$94,286

Median home value

$85,300$98,200

Powellton

Population

763518

Median household income

$50,656$42,462

Median home value

$56,500$68,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
Under 5	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 17	41.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	14.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	22.4%
45 to 54	27.1%	17.6%
55 to 64	5.6%	3.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	16.4%
75 and over	0.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.1%
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%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
No high school diploma	25.9%	45.0%
High school graduate	12.7%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	49.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
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)

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
1-unit, detached	93.8%	93.6%
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%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Charlton Heights	Powellton
Poverty rate	0.0%	37.8%
Average household size	3.10	2.66
Median year structure built	1953	1964