Alderson vs Rupert

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

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

Alderson has the higher population (1,182 vs 977 in Rupert). Alderson has the higher median household income ($33,794 vs $31,875 in Rupert). Alderson has the higher median home value ($119,200 vs $98,100 in Rupert).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Rupert
Population	1,182	977
Median age	53.5 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,794	$31,875
Median home value	$119,200	$98,100
Median gross rent	$724	$581
Housing units	660	392
Homeownership rate	70.6%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Rupert
Population	1,135 → 1,182 (+4.1%)	998 → 977 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $33,794 (+8.1%)	$34,306 → $31,875 (-7.1%)
Median home value	$85,500 → $119,200 (+39.4%)	$77,800 → $98,100 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $724 (+14.7%)	$535 → $581 (+8.6%)

Alderson

Population

1,1351,182

Median household income

$31,250$33,794

Median home value

$85,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$631$724

Rupert

Population

998977

Median household income

$34,306$31,875

Median home value

$77,800$98,100

Median gross rent

$535$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Rupert
Under 5	6.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	11.5%	24.1%
18 to 24	3.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	11.0%	24.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	6.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	19.7%	8.1%
65 to 74	19.5%	7.1%
75 and over	9.6%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Rupert
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Rupert
No high school diploma	25.2%	18.4%
High school graduate	48.5%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Rupert
Drove alone	78.2%	81.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.0%
Other means	13.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Rupert
1-unit, detached	78.5%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	2.3%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Rupert
Poverty rate	40.3%	49.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	62	31
Median year structure built	1955	1976