Harpers Ferry vs Middleway

A side-by-side comparison of Harpers Ferry and Middleway: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Middleway has the higher population (403 vs 342 in Harpers Ferry). Harpers Ferry has the higher median home value ($430,800 vs $349,300 in Middleway). Since 2019, Harpers Ferry's population has grown faster (+46.8% vs -1.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
Population	342	403
Median age	54.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$111,600	—
Median home value	$430,800	$349,300
Median gross rent	$1,813	—
Housing units	205	144
Homeownership rate	80.0%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	68.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
Population	233 → 342 (+46.8%)	410 → 403 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$59,844 → $111,600 (+86.5%)	—
Median home value	$331,700 → $430,800 (+29.9%)	$240,000 → $349,300 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,813 (+85.4%)	—

Harpers Ferry

Population

233342

Median household income

$59,844$111,600

Median home value

$331,700$430,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,813

Middleway

Population

410403

Median home value

$240,000$349,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
Under 5	3.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	12.6%	8.2%
18 to 24	1.5%	15.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	17.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	18.4%
55 to 64	18.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	19.3%	8.4%
75 and over	11.7%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
No high school diploma	6.8%	6.3%
High school graduate	12.5%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	44.8%
Graduate or professional degree	39.9%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
Drove alone	54.2%	64.4%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	13.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	32.8%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
1-unit, detached	85.9%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Harpers Ferry	Middleway
Poverty rate	2.3%	4.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	45	16
Median year structure built	1938	1971