Ranson corporation vs Shepherdstown

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

Ranson corporation and Shepherdstown 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 1,399 in Shepherdstown). Ranson corporation has the higher median household income ($86,378 vs $62,500 in Shepherdstown). Shepherdstown has the higher median home value ($474,500 vs $220,700 in Ranson corporation).

Population, income & housing

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
Population	5,588	1,399
Median age	37.8 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,378	$62,500
Median home value	$220,700	$474,500
Median gross rent	$1,520	$1,152
Housing units	2,287	350
Homeownership rate	70.1%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	71.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
Population	5,123 → 5,588 (+9.1%)	1,553 → 1,399 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$66,724 → $86,378 (+29.5%)	$45,833 → $62,500 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$183,500 → $220,700 (+20.3%)	$303,600 → $474,500 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,203 → $1,520 (+26.4%)	$916 → $1,152 (+25.8%)

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

Shepherdstown

Population

1,5531,399

Median household income

$45,833$62,500

Median home value

$303,600$474,500

Median gross rent

$916$1,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
Under 5	6.2%	1.1%
5 to 17	16.6%	4.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	62.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	6.1%
35 to 44	11.8%	6.9%
45 to 54	17.9%	3.9%
55 to 64	8.9%	3.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.0%
75 and over	4.6%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	84.4%
Black or African American	6.0%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
No high school diploma	12.9%	2.6%
High school graduate	40.5%	3.5%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	37.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
Drove alone	76.5%	45.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	1.3%
Public transit	0.2%	1.4%
Walked	0.8%	30.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	21.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
1-unit, detached	48.0%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	25.4%	20.9%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	14.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Ranson corporation	Shepherdstown
Poverty rate	14.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.63	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	32	18
Median year structure built	1995	1938