Elkview vs Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of Elkview and Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkview has the higher population (800 vs 653 in Jefferson). Elkview has the higher median home value ($160,600 vs $76,900 in Jefferson). Since 2019, Jefferson's population has grown faster (+3.7% vs -52.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkview	Jefferson
Population	800	653
Median age	50.9 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,908	—
Median home value	$160,600	$76,900
Median gross rent	—	$621
Housing units	502	314
Homeownership rate	66.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkview	Jefferson
Population	1,673 → 800 (-52.2%)	630 → 653 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$27,140 → $71,908 (+165.0%)	$19,201 → $38,533 (+100.7%)
Median home value	$87,100 → $160,600 (+84.4%)	$131,600 → $76,900 (-41.6%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $669 (+6.5%)	$771 → $621 (-19.5%)

Elkview

Population

1,673800

Median household income

$27,140$71,908

Median home value

$87,100$160,600

Median gross rent

$628$669

Jefferson

Population

630653

Median household income

$19,201$38,533

Median home value

$131,600$76,900

Median gross rent

$771$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkview	Jefferson
Under 5	4.9%	20.4%
5 to 17	5.8%	1.7%
18 to 24	11.4%	19.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	5.4%
45 to 54	16.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	9.0%
75 and over	13.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkview	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	76.4%
Black or African American	2.1%	22.7%
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	5.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkview	Jefferson
No high school diploma	2.6%	18.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkview	Jefferson
Drove alone	66.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	22.2%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkview	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	65.1%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	46.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Elkview	Jefferson
Poverty rate	8.5%	57.0%
Average household size	1.90	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	34	18
Median year structure built	1982	1966