Ronceverte vs Rupert

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

Ronceverte and Rupert 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 977 in Rupert). Ronceverte has the higher median household income ($43,445 vs $31,875 in Rupert). Ronceverte has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $98,100 in Rupert).

Population, income & housing

	Ronceverte	Rupert
Population	1,523	977
Median age	36.5 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$43,445	$31,875
Median home value	$117,500	$98,100
Median gross rent	$820	$581
Housing units	744	392
Homeownership rate	63.0%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ronceverte	Rupert
Population	2,055 → 1,523 (-25.9%)	998 → 977 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$46,000 → $43,445 (-5.6%)	$34,306 → $31,875 (-7.1%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $117,500 (+20.4%)	$77,800 → $98,100 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $820 (+22.0%)	$535 → $581 (+8.6%)

Ronceverte

Population

2,0551,523

Median household income

$46,000$43,445

Median home value

$97,600$117,500

Median gross rent

$672$820

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)

	Ronceverte	Rupert
Under 5	4.8%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	24.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	24.8%
35 to 44	14.4%	6.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.4%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	7.1%
75 and over	3.0%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ronceverte	Rupert
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	7.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ronceverte	Rupert
No high school diploma	10.4%	18.4%
High school graduate	39.2%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ronceverte	Rupert
Drove alone	92.1%	81.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ronceverte	Rupert
1-unit, detached	75.8%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Ronceverte	Rupert
Poverty rate	20.7%	49.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1957	1976