Big Chimney vs Institute

A side-by-side comparison of Big Chimney and Institute: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Institute has the higher population (690 vs 497 in Big Chimney). Big Chimney has the higher median household income ($72,740 vs $47,625 in Institute). Big Chimney has the higher median home value ($216,500 vs $93,000 in Institute).

Population, income & housing

	Big Chimney	Institute
Population	497	690
Median age	54.9 yrs	23.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,740	$47,625
Median home value	$216,500	$93,000
Median gross rent	—	$988
Housing units	315	249
Homeownership rate	84.1%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Chimney	Institute
Population	463 → 497 (+7.3%)	439 → 690 (+57.2%)
Median household income	$44,896 → $72,740 (+62.0%)	$44,485 → $47,625 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $216,500 (+127.2%)	$156,000 → $93,000 (-40.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$951 → $988 (+3.9%)

Big Chimney

Population

463497

Median household income

$44,896$72,740

Median home value

$95,300$216,500

Institute

Population

439690

Median household income

$44,485$47,625

Median home value

$156,000$93,000

Median gross rent

$951$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Chimney	Institute
Under 5	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	5.6%	13.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	35.1%
25 to 34	4.8%	1.6%
35 to 44	4.6%	5.9%
45 to 54	25.2%	4.5%
55 to 64	15.9%	4.3%
65 to 74	22.5%	16.8%
75 and over	10.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Chimney	Institute
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	44.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	47.7%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Chimney	Institute
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	58.0%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Chimney	Institute
Drove alone	74.8%	46.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	28.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.2%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Chimney	Institute
1-unit, detached	87.0%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	42.2%

Poverty & households

	Big Chimney	Institute
Poverty rate	20.9%	7.5%
Average household size	1.93	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1968	1976