Big Chimney vs Pratt

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

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

Big Chimney has the higher population (497 vs 406 in Pratt). Big Chimney has the higher median household income ($72,740 vs $61,042 in Pratt). Big Chimney has the higher median home value ($216,500 vs $128,700 in Pratt).

Population, income & housing

	Big Chimney	Pratt
Population	497	406
Median age	54.9 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,740	$61,042
Median home value	$216,500	$128,700
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	315	176
Homeownership rate	84.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Chimney	Pratt
Population	463 → 497 (+7.3%)	380 → 406 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$44,896 → $72,740 (+62.0%)	$58,333 → $61,042 (+4.6%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $216,500 (+127.2%)	$125,700 → $128,700 (+2.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$742 → $775 (+4.4%)

Big Chimney

Population

463497

Median household income

$44,896$72,740

Median home value

$95,300$216,500

Pratt

Population

380406

Median household income

$58,333$61,042

Median home value

$125,700$128,700

Median gross rent

$742$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Chimney	Pratt
Under 5	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	5.6%	14.8%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	4.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	4.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	25.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	8.4%
65 to 74	22.5%	15.0%
75 and over	10.9%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Chimney	Pratt
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Chimney	Pratt
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.4%
High school graduate	58.0%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Chimney	Pratt
Drove alone	74.8%	92.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.2%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Chimney	Pratt
1-unit, detached	87.0%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Big Chimney	Pratt
Poverty rate	20.9%	26.5%
Average household size	1.93	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1968	1967