Big Chimney vs West Dunbar

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

Big Chimney and West Dunbar 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 385 in West Dunbar). Big Chimney has the higher median household income ($72,740 vs $37,188 in West Dunbar). Big Chimney has the higher median home value ($216,500 vs $83,300 in West Dunbar).

Population, income & housing

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
Population	497	385
Median age	54.9 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,740	$37,188
Median home value	$216,500	$83,300
Median gross rent	—	$905
Housing units	315	373
Homeownership rate	84.1%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	23.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
Population	463 → 497 (+7.3%)	400 → 385 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$44,896 → $72,740 (+62.0%)	$43,229 → $37,188 (-14.0%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $216,500 (+127.2%)	$43,500 → $83,300 (+91.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$743 → $905 (+21.8%)

Big Chimney

Population

463497

Median household income

$44,896$72,740

Median home value

$95,300$216,500

West Dunbar

Population

400385

Median household income

$43,229$37,188

Median home value

$43,500$83,300

Median gross rent

$743$905

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.6%	10.9%
18 to 24	10.5%	33.0%
25 to 34	4.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.6%	8.6%
45 to 54	25.2%	16.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	9.6%
65 to 74	22.5%	9.1%
75 and over	10.9%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	37.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	55.8%
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%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	58.0%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
Drove alone	74.8%	98.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
1-unit, detached	87.0%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	26.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Chimney	West Dunbar
Poverty rate	20.9%	22.1%
Average household size	1.93	1.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1968	1977