Ranson corporation vs Shannondale

A side-by-side comparison of Ranson corporation and Shannondale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ranson corporation has the higher population (5,588 vs 3,441 in Shannondale). Ranson corporation has the higher median household income ($86,378 vs $72,283 in Shannondale). Shannondale has the higher median home value ($255,000 vs $220,700 in Ranson corporation).

Population, income & housing

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
Population	5,588	3,441
Median age	37.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$86,378	$72,283
Median home value	$220,700	$255,000
Median gross rent	$1,520	$1,222
Housing units	2,287	1,783
Homeownership rate	70.1%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
Population	5,123 → 5,588 (+9.1%)	3,459 → 3,441 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$66,724 → $86,378 (+29.5%)	$71,453 → $72,283 (+1.2%)
Median home value	$183,500 → $220,700 (+20.3%)	$183,100 → $255,000 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,203 → $1,520 (+26.4%)	$1,368 → $1,222 (-10.7%)

Ranson corporation

Population

5,1235,588

Median household income

$66,724$86,378

Median home value

$183,500$220,700

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,520

Shannondale

Population

3,4593,441

Median household income

$71,453$72,283

Median home value

$183,100$255,000

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,222

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
Under 5	6.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.6%	9.7%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.1%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	17.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	14.0%
75 and over	4.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	86.8%
Black or African American	6.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
No high school diploma	12.9%	7.5%
High school graduate	40.5%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
Drove alone	76.5%	81.6%
Carpooled	10.8%	4.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	12.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
1-unit, detached	48.0%	99.4%
1-unit, attached	25.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ranson corporation	Shannondale
Poverty rate	14.5%	13.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	32	47
Median year structure built	1995	1991