Elkview vs Rand

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

Elkview 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 800 in Elkview). Elkview has the higher median household income ($71,908 vs $36,964 in Rand). Elkview has the higher median home value ($160,600 vs $84,900 in Rand).

Population, income & housing

	Elkview	Rand
Population	800	915
Median age	50.9 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,908	$36,964
Median home value	$160,600	$84,900
Median gross rent	—	$903
Housing units	502	585
Homeownership rate	66.7%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkview	Rand
Population	1,673 → 800 (-52.2%)	1,497 → 915 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$27,140 → $71,908 (+165.0%)	$52,279 → $36,964 (-29.3%)
Median home value	$87,100 → $160,600 (+84.4%)	$63,700 → $84,900 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $669 (+6.5%)	$878 → $903 (+2.8%)

Elkview

Population

1,673800

Median household income

$27,140$71,908

Median home value

$87,100$160,600

Median gross rent

$628$669

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)

	Elkview	Rand
Under 5	4.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	5.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	11.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	6.3%
35 to 44	16.6%	5.8%
45 to 54	16.4%	22.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	23.4%
65 to 74	6.6%	16.2%
75 and over	13.6%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkview	Rand
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	57.9%
Black or African American	2.1%	38.6%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkview	Rand
No high school diploma	2.6%	24.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkview	Rand
Drove alone	66.0%	92.9%
Carpooled	22.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkview	Rand
1-unit, detached	65.1%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Elkview	Rand
Poverty rate	8.5%	23.0%
Average household size	1.90	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1982	1962