Despard vs East View

A side-by-side comparison of Despard and East View: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Despard has the higher population (1,038 vs 625 in East View). East View has the higher median household income ($54,773 vs $33,929 in Despard). Despard has the higher median home value ($82,100 vs $65,900 in East View).

Population, income & housing

	Despard	East View
Population	1,038	625
Median age	33.4 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$33,929	$54,773
Median home value	$82,100	$65,900
Median gross rent	$596	$639
Housing units	488	317
Homeownership rate	56.0%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	25.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Despard	East View
Population	1,098 → 1,038 (-5.5%)	642 → 625 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $33,929 (-17.7%)	$36,379 → $54,773 (+50.6%)
Median home value	$52,800 → $82,100 (+55.5%)	$48,200 → $65,900 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $596 (-15.3%)	$707 → $639 (-9.6%)

Despard

Population

1,0981,038

Median household income

$41,250$33,929

Median home value

$52,800$82,100

Median gross rent

$704$596

East View

Population

642625

Median household income

$36,379$54,773

Median home value

$48,200$65,900

Median gross rent

$707$639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Despard	East View
Under 5	11.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	13.2%	2.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	6.4%	23.8%
55 to 64	7.5%	19.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.4%
75 and over	10.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Despard	East View
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Despard	East View
No high school diploma	13.0%	13.7%
High school graduate	55.6%	49.8%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Despard	East View
Drove alone	69.6%	94.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.4%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Despard	East View
1-unit, detached	79.1%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.9%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Despard	East View
Poverty rate	26.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1938	1957