Gauley Bridge vs Powellton

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

Gauley Bridge 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 466 in Gauley Bridge). Gauley Bridge has the higher median home value ($71,600 vs $68,300 in Powellton). Since 2019, Powellton's population has grown faster (-32.1% vs -45.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Gauley Bridge	Powellton
Population	466	518
Median age	45.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$19,500	—
Median home value	$71,600	$68,300
Median gross rent	$441	—
Housing units	310	266
Homeownership rate	58.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gauley Bridge	Powellton
Population	858 → 466 (-45.7%)	763 → 518 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$45,953 → $19,500 (-57.6%)	$50,656 → $42,462 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $71,600 (+8.8%)	$56,500 → $68,300 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $441 (-33.7%)	—

Gauley Bridge

Population

858466

Median household income

$45,953$19,500

Median home value

$65,800$71,600

Median gross rent

$665$441

Powellton

Population

763518

Median household income

$50,656$42,462

Median home value

$56,500$68,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gauley Bridge	Powellton
Under 5	4.7%	10.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	21.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.1%	22.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	17.6%
55 to 64	14.6%	3.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	16.4%
75 and over	9.7%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gauley Bridge	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+

	Gauley Bridge	Powellton
No high school diploma	24.9%	45.0%
High school graduate	41.8%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	14.1%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gauley Bridge	Powellton
Drove alone	95.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	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)

	Gauley Bridge	Powellton
1-unit, detached	78.4%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Gauley Bridge	Powellton
Poverty rate	39.1%	37.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	33	—
Median year structure built	1955	1964