Alderson vs White Sulphur Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Alderson and White Sulphur Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

White Sulphur Springs has the higher population (2,646 vs 1,182 in Alderson). White Sulphur Springs has the higher median household income ($43,388 vs $33,794 in Alderson). White Sulphur Springs has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $119,200 in Alderson).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
Population	1,182	2,646
Median age	53.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,794	$43,388
Median home value	$119,200	$119,600
Median gross rent	$724	$797
Housing units	660	1,378
Homeownership rate	70.6%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
Population	1,135 → 1,182 (+4.1%)	3,036 → 2,646 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $33,794 (+8.1%)	$36,667 → $43,388 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$85,500 → $119,200 (+39.4%)	$125,700 → $119,600 (-4.9%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $724 (+14.7%)	$637 → $797 (+25.1%)

Alderson

Population

1,1351,182

Median household income

$31,250$33,794

Median home value

$85,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$631$724

White Sulphur Springs

Population

3,0362,646

Median household income

$36,667$43,388

Median home value

$125,700$119,600

Median gross rent

$637$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
Under 5	6.6%	3.3%
5 to 17	11.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	18.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	6.8%
55 to 64	19.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	19.5%	15.1%
75 and over	9.6%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.8%
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%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
No high school diploma	25.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	48.5%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
Drove alone	78.2%	81.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.9%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	1.4%
Other means	13.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
1-unit, detached	78.5%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	11.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	White Sulphur Springs
Poverty rate	40.3%	24.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	62	13
Median year structure built	1955	1965