Despard vs West Milford

A side-by-side comparison of Despard and West Milford: population, income, housing, and more.

Despard and West Milford 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 529 in West Milford). West Milford has the higher median household income ($69,000 vs $33,929 in Despard). West Milford has the higher median home value ($130,500 vs $82,100 in Despard).

Population, income & housing

	Despard	West Milford
Population	1,038	529
Median age	33.4 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,929	$69,000
Median home value	$82,100	$130,500
Median gross rent	$596	$578
Housing units	488	250
Homeownership rate	56.0%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	25.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Despard	West Milford
Population	1,098 → 1,038 (-5.5%)	599 → 529 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $33,929 (-17.7%)	$54,306 → $69,000 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$52,800 → $82,100 (+55.5%)	$99,600 → $130,500 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $596 (-15.3%)	$806 → $578 (-28.3%)

Despard

Population

1,0981,038

Median household income

$41,250$33,929

Median home value

$52,800$82,100

Median gross rent

$704$596

West Milford

Population

599529

Median household income

$54,306$69,000

Median home value

$99,600$130,500

Median gross rent

$806$578

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Despard	West Milford
Under 5	11.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	10.1%	23.8%
18 to 24	13.2%	20.8%
25 to 34	18.2%	6.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	14.9%
45 to 54	6.4%	14.6%
55 to 64	7.5%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	5.3%
75 and over	10.2%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Despard	West Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	96.2%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Despard	West Milford
No high school diploma	13.0%	0.7%
High school graduate	55.6%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Despard	West Milford
Drove alone	69.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.4%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Despard	West Milford
1-unit, detached	79.1%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Despard	West Milford
Poverty rate	26.1%	9.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1938	1970