Clarksburg vs Shinnston

A side-by-side comparison of Clarksburg and Shinnston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarksburg has the higher population (15,829 vs 2,198 in Shinnston). Shinnston has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $46,859 in Clarksburg). Shinnston has the higher median home value ($135,500 vs $114,600 in Clarksburg).

Population, income & housing

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
Population	15,829	2,198
Median age	39.9 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,859	$63,750
Median home value	$114,600	$135,500
Median gross rent	$775	$940
Housing units	8,189	1,046
Homeownership rate	62.8%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
Population	15,553 → 15,829 (+1.8%)	2,265 → 2,198 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$43,518 → $46,859 (+7.7%)	$56,854 → $63,750 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$86,200 → $114,600 (+32.9%)	$109,200 → $135,500 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $775 (+4.2%)	$810 → $940 (+16.0%)

Clarksburg

Population

15,55315,829

Median household income

$43,518$46,859

Median home value

$86,200$114,600

Median gross rent

$744$775

Shinnston

Population

2,2652,198

Median household income

$56,854$63,750

Median home value

$109,200$135,500

Median gross rent

$810$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
Under 5	5.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	21.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.7%
75 and over	6.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
No high school diploma	15.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	36.2%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
Drove alone	71.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.8%
Other means	2.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
1-unit, detached	70.0%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	7.9%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarksburg	Shinnston
Poverty rate	23.2%	15.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1946	1955