Powellton vs Smithers

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

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

Smithers has the higher population (891 vs 518 in Powellton). Smithers has the higher median home value ($72,800 vs $68,300 in Powellton). Since 2019, Smithers's population has grown faster (-19.3% vs -32.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Powellton	Smithers
Population	518	891
Median age	39.1 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$32,237
Median home value	$68,300	$72,800
Median gross rent	—	$496
Housing units	266	436
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powellton	Smithers
Population	763 → 518 (-32.1%)	1,104 → 891 (-19.3%)
Median household income	$50,656 → $42,462 (-16.2%)	$31,000 → $32,237 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$56,500 → $68,300 (+20.9%)	$113,400 → $72,800 (-35.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$577 → $496 (-14.0%)

Powellton

Population

763518

Median household income

$50,656$42,462

Median home value

$56,500$68,300

Smithers

Population

1,104891

Median household income

$31,000$32,237

Median home value

$113,400$72,800

Median gross rent

$577$496

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powellton	Smithers
Under 5	10.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	8.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	2.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.9%
35 to 44	22.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	17.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	3.3%	5.4%
65 to 74	16.4%	28.8%
75 and over	3.9%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powellton	Smithers
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	79.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.7%
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	3.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powellton	Smithers
No high school diploma	45.0%	13.7%
High school graduate	33.7%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powellton	Smithers
Drove alone	100.0%	35.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	45.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powellton	Smithers
1-unit, detached	93.6%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Powellton	Smithers
Poverty rate	37.8%	35.9%
Average household size	2.66	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1964	1946