Lost Creek vs West Milford

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

Lost Creek 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.

West Milford has the higher population (529 vs 317 in Lost Creek). West Milford has the higher median household income ($69,000 vs $68,750 in Lost Creek). West Milford has the higher median home value ($130,500 vs $106,300 in Lost Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Lost Creek	West Milford
Population	317	529
Median age	40.4 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$69,000
Median home value	$106,300	$130,500
Median gross rent	—	$578
Housing units	155	250
Homeownership rate	77.0%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.1%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lost Creek	West Milford
Population	481 → 317 (-34.1%)	599 → 529 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$51,786 → $68,750 (+32.8%)	$54,306 → $69,000 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $106,300 (+2.7%)	$99,600 → $130,500 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,092 (+61.8%)	$806 → $578 (-28.3%)

Lost Creek

Population

481317

Median household income

$51,786$68,750

Median home value

$103,500$106,300

Median gross rent

$675$1,092

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)

	Lost Creek	West Milford
Under 5	1.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	23.8%
18 to 24	18.6%	20.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	6.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.9%
45 to 54	15.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	17.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	3.8%	5.3%
75 and over	6.6%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lost Creek	West Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	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	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lost Creek	West Milford
No high school diploma	8.3%	0.7%
High school graduate	35.6%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lost Creek	West Milford
Drove alone	88.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lost Creek	West Milford
1-unit, detached	81.3%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lost Creek	West Milford
Poverty rate	14.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.60	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1942	1970