East Bank vs Institute

A side-by-side comparison of East Bank and Institute: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Bank has the higher population (776 vs 690 in Institute). East Bank has the higher median household income ($70,917 vs $47,625 in Institute). Institute has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $87,600 in East Bank).

Population, income & housing

	East Bank	Institute
Population	776	690
Median age	40.8 yrs	23.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,917	$47,625
Median home value	$87,600	$93,000
Median gross rent	$907	$988
Housing units	375	249
Homeownership rate	68.8%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bank	Institute
Population	891 → 776 (-12.9%)	439 → 690 (+57.2%)
Median household income	$45,909 → $70,917 (+54.5%)	$44,485 → $47,625 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $87,600 (-7.5%)	$156,000 → $93,000 (-40.4%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $907 (+26.5%)	$951 → $988 (+3.9%)

East Bank

Population

891776

Median household income

$45,909$70,917

Median home value

$94,700$87,600

Median gross rent

$717$907

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)

	East Bank	Institute
Under 5	5.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	5.8%	35.1%
25 to 34	25.8%	1.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	5.9%
45 to 54	9.8%	4.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	4.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	16.8%
75 and over	8.2%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bank	Institute
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	44.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	47.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	15.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bank	Institute
No high school diploma	11.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.9%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	46.7%	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bank	Institute
Drove alone	48.2%	46.1%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.5%
Public transit	42.1%	28.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bank	Institute
1-unit, detached	72.8%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	42.2%

Poverty & households

	East Bank	Institute
Poverty rate	15.2%	7.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	38	15
Median year structure built	1964	1976