Dupont City vs West Dunbar

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

Dupont City 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.

Dupont City has the higher population (455 vs 385 in West Dunbar). Dupont City has the higher median household income ($39,286 vs $37,188 in West Dunbar). Dupont City has the higher median home value ($133,600 vs $83,300 in West Dunbar).

Population, income & housing

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
Population	455	385
Median age	48.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,286	$37,188
Median home value	$133,600	$83,300
Median gross rent	—	$905
Housing units	290	373
Homeownership rate	54.4%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
Population	491 → 455 (-7.3%)	400 → 385 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$44,183 → $39,286 (-11.1%)	$43,229 → $37,188 (-14.0%)
Median home value	$117,600 → $133,600 (+13.6%)	$43,500 → $83,300 (+91.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$743 → $905 (+21.8%)

Dupont City

Population

491455

Median household income

$44,183$39,286

Median home value

$117,600$133,600

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)

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	33.0%
25 to 34	35.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	23.3%	16.6%
55 to 64	4.6%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.8%	9.1%
75 and over	13.2%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	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	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
No high school diploma	2.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.6%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
1-unit, detached	92.1%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	26.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Dupont City	West Dunbar
Poverty rate	21.5%	22.1%
Average household size	1.67	1.48
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1954	1977