Capon Bridge vs Romney

A side-by-side comparison of Capon Bridge and Romney: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Romney has the higher population (1,714 vs 405 in Capon Bridge). Capon Bridge has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $39,118 in Romney). Capon Bridge has the higher median home value ($235,500 vs $150,000 in Romney).

Population, income & housing

	Capon Bridge	Romney
Population	405	1,714
Median age	32.4 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$39,118
Median home value	$235,500	$150,000
Median gross rent	$1,051	$586
Housing units	138	915
Homeownership rate	77.5%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Capon Bridge	Romney
Population	463 → 405 (-12.5%)	2,107 → 1,714 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $68,125 (+52.8%)	$33,675 → $39,118 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$173,300 → $235,500 (+35.9%)	$118,000 → $150,000 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,051 (+19.4%)	$527 → $586 (+11.2%)

Capon Bridge

Population

463405

Median household income

$44,583$68,125

Median home value

$173,300$235,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,051

Romney

Population

2,1071,714

Median household income

$33,675$39,118

Median home value

$118,000$150,000

Median gross rent

$527$586

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Capon Bridge	Romney
Under 5	18.3%	3.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	18.0%	5.5%
35 to 44	6.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	17.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	16.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	10.9%
75 and over	6.2%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Capon Bridge	Romney
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Capon Bridge	Romney
No high school diploma	10.7%	21.8%
High school graduate	55.1%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Capon Bridge	Romney
Drove alone	74.7%	87.3%
Carpooled	14.3%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Capon Bridge	Romney
1-unit, detached	69.6%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Capon Bridge	Romney
Poverty rate	23.6%	33.0%
Average household size	3.38	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1998	1971