Alderson vs Rainelle

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

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

Rainelle has the higher population (1,334 vs 1,182 in Alderson). Rainelle has the higher median household income ($36,875 vs $33,794 in Alderson). Alderson has the higher median home value ($119,200 vs $73,500 in Rainelle).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Rainelle
Population	1,182	1,334
Median age	53.5 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,794	$36,875
Median home value	$119,200	$73,500
Median gross rent	$724	$657
Housing units	660	689
Homeownership rate	70.6%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Rainelle
Population	1,135 → 1,182 (+4.1%)	1,250 → 1,334 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $33,794 (+8.1%)	$28,125 → $36,875 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$85,500 → $119,200 (+39.4%)	$59,400 → $73,500 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $724 (+14.7%)	$535 → $657 (+22.8%)

Alderson

Population

1,1351,182

Median household income

$31,250$33,794

Median home value

$85,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$631$724

Rainelle

Population

1,2501,334

Median household income

$28,125$36,875

Median home value

$59,400$73,500

Median gross rent

$535$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Rainelle
Under 5	6.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	11.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	19.7%	21.3%
65 to 74	19.5%	11.8%
75 and over	9.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Rainelle
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Rainelle
No high school diploma	25.2%	17.6%
High school graduate	48.5%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Rainelle
Drove alone	78.2%	80.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	4.3%
Other means	13.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Rainelle
1-unit, detached	78.5%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	3.8%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Rainelle
Poverty rate	40.3%	24.6%
Average household size	2.13	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	62	30
Median year structure built	1955	1973