Alderson vs Ronceverte

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

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

Ronceverte has the higher population (1,523 vs 1,182 in Alderson). Ronceverte has the higher median household income ($43,445 vs $33,794 in Alderson). Alderson has the higher median home value ($119,200 vs $117,500 in Ronceverte).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Ronceverte
Population	1,182	1,523
Median age	53.5 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,794	$43,445
Median home value	$119,200	$117,500
Median gross rent	$724	$820
Housing units	660	744
Homeownership rate	70.6%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Ronceverte
Population	1,135 → 1,182 (+4.1%)	2,055 → 1,523 (-25.9%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $33,794 (+8.1%)	$46,000 → $43,445 (-5.6%)
Median home value	$85,500 → $119,200 (+39.4%)	$97,600 → $117,500 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $724 (+14.7%)	$672 → $820 (+22.0%)

Alderson

Population

1,1351,182

Median household income

$31,250$33,794

Median home value

$85,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$631$724

Ronceverte

Population

2,0551,523

Median household income

$46,000$43,445

Median home value

$97,600$117,500

Median gross rent

$672$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Ronceverte
Under 5	6.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	11.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	3.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.1%
55 to 64	19.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	19.5%	7.8%
75 and over	9.6%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Ronceverte
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Ronceverte
No high school diploma	25.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	48.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Ronceverte
Drove alone	78.2%	92.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.3%
Other means	13.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Ronceverte
1-unit, detached	78.5%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	2.3%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Ronceverte
Poverty rate	40.3%	20.7%
Average household size	2.13	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	62	19
Median year structure built	1955	1957