Dunbar vs St. Albans

A side-by-side comparison of Dunbar and St. Albans: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Albans has the higher population (10,637 vs 7,340 in Dunbar). St. Albans has the higher median household income ($58,788 vs $54,647 in Dunbar). St. Albans has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $121,100 in Dunbar).

Population, income & housing

	Dunbar	St. Albans
Population	7,340	10,637
Median age	43.0 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,647	$58,788
Median home value	$121,100	$131,800
Median gross rent	$904	$888
Housing units	4,096	5,300
Homeownership rate	58.1%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunbar	St. Albans
Population	7,333 → 7,340 (+0.1%)	10,270 → 10,637 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$44,009 → $54,647 (+24.2%)	$50,755 → $58,788 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $121,100 (+23.1%)	$113,300 → $131,800 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $904 (+5.6%)	$768 → $888 (+15.6%)

Dunbar

Population

7,3337,340

Median household income

$44,009$54,647

Median home value

$98,400$121,100

Median gross rent

$856$904

St. Albans

Population

10,27010,637

Median household income

$50,755$58,788

Median home value

$113,300$131,800

Median gross rent

$768$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunbar	St. Albans
Under 5	3.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	15.5%
75 and over	12.2%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunbar	St. Albans
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	88.5%
Black or African American	12.2%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunbar	St. Albans
No high school diploma	6.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	32.2%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunbar	St. Albans
Drove alone	85.3%	77.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.4%
Public transit	1.9%	2.0%
Walked	1.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.1%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunbar	St. Albans
1-unit, detached	74.3%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	1.8%
20 or more units	7.8%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Dunbar	St. Albans
Poverty rate	18.3%	13.4%
Average household size	2.00	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1956	1956