East Bank vs Rand

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

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

Rand has the higher population (915 vs 776 in East Bank). East Bank has the higher median household income ($70,917 vs $36,964 in Rand). East Bank has the higher median home value ($87,600 vs $84,900 in Rand).

Population, income & housing

	East Bank	Rand
Population	776	915
Median age	40.8 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,917	$36,964
Median home value	$87,600	$84,900
Median gross rent	$907	$903
Housing units	375	585
Homeownership rate	68.8%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bank	Rand
Population	891 → 776 (-12.9%)	1,497 → 915 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$45,909 → $70,917 (+54.5%)	$52,279 → $36,964 (-29.3%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $87,600 (-7.5%)	$63,700 → $84,900 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $907 (+26.5%)	$878 → $903 (+2.8%)

East Bank

Population

891776

Median household income

$45,909$70,917

Median home value

$94,700$87,600

Median gross rent

$717$907

Rand

Population

1,497915

Median household income

$52,279$36,964

Median home value

$63,700$84,900

Median gross rent

$878$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Bank	Rand
Under 5	5.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	9.4%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	25.8%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	5.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	22.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	23.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	16.2%
75 and over	8.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bank	Rand
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	57.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	38.6%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bank	Rand
No high school diploma	11.8%	24.6%
High school graduate	34.9%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	46.7%	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bank	Rand
Drove alone	48.2%	92.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	0.0%
Public transit	42.1%	4.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bank	Rand
1-unit, detached	72.8%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	East Bank	Rand
Poverty rate	15.2%	23.0%
Average household size	2.57	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	38	23
Median year structure built	1964	1962