Rainelle vs White Sulphur Springs

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

Rainelle 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 1,334 in Rainelle). White Sulphur Springs has the higher median household income ($43,388 vs $36,875 in Rainelle). White Sulphur Springs has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $73,500 in Rainelle).

Population, income & housing

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
Population	1,334	2,646
Median age	48.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,875	$43,388
Median home value	$73,500	$119,600
Median gross rent	$657	$797
Housing units	689	1,378
Homeownership rate	66.7%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
Population	1,250 → 1,334 (+6.7%)	3,036 → 2,646 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$28,125 → $36,875 (+31.1%)	$36,667 → $43,388 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $73,500 (+23.7%)	$125,700 → $119,600 (-4.9%)
Median gross rent	$535 → $657 (+22.8%)	$637 → $797 (+25.1%)

Rainelle

Population

1,2501,334

Median household income

$28,125$36,875

Median home value

$59,400$73,500

Median gross rent

$535$657

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)

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
Under 5	3.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	18.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.8%
55 to 64	21.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	15.1%
75 and over	8.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	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	6.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
No high school diploma	17.6%	7.3%
High school graduate	44.6%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
Drove alone	80.7%	81.1%
Carpooled	10.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	5.0%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
1-unit, detached	71.1%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	11.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rainelle	White Sulphur Springs
Poverty rate	24.6%	24.1%
Average household size	2.16	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	13
Median year structure built	1973	1965