Alderson vs Lewisburg

A side-by-side comparison of Alderson and Lewisburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lewisburg has the higher population (3,871 vs 1,182 in Alderson). Lewisburg has the higher median household income ($52,798 vs $33,794 in Alderson). Lewisburg has the higher median home value ($287,400 vs $119,200 in Alderson).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Lewisburg
Population	1,182	3,871
Median age	53.5 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$33,794	$52,798
Median home value	$119,200	$287,400
Median gross rent	$724	$803
Housing units	660	2,258
Homeownership rate	70.6%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	59.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Lewisburg
Population	1,135 → 1,182 (+4.1%)	3,886 → 3,871 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $33,794 (+8.1%)	$31,830 → $52,798 (+65.9%)
Median home value	$85,500 → $119,200 (+39.4%)	$228,900 → $287,400 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $724 (+14.7%)	$565 → $803 (+42.1%)

Alderson

Population

1,1351,182

Median household income

$31,250$33,794

Median home value

$85,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$631$724

Lewisburg

Population

3,8863,871

Median household income

$31,830$52,798

Median home value

$228,900$287,400

Median gross rent

$565$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Lewisburg
Under 5	6.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	11.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	3.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	19.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	19.5%	13.6%
75 and over	9.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Lewisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Lewisburg
No high school diploma	25.2%	6.5%
High school graduate	48.5%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	28.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Lewisburg
Drove alone	78.2%	83.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.5%
Other means	13.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Lewisburg
1-unit, detached	78.5%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	13.2%
20 or more units	3.8%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Lewisburg
Poverty rate	40.3%	22.2%
Average household size	2.13	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	62	14
Median year structure built	1955	1981