Eskdale vs West Dunbar

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

Eskdale 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.

West Dunbar has the higher population (385 vs 283 in Eskdale). Since 2019, Eskdale's population has grown faster (+106.6% vs -3.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
Population	283	385
Median age	35.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,188
Median home value	—	$83,300
Median gross rent	—	$905
Housing units	127	373
Homeownership rate	20.5%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
Population	137 → 283 (+106.6%)	400 → 385 (-3.8%)
Median household income	—	$43,229 → $37,188 (-14.0%)
Median home value	$44,300 → $47,100 (+6.3%)	$43,500 → $83,300 (+91.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$743 → $905 (+21.8%)

Eskdale

Population

137283

Median home value

$44,300$47,100

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)

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.6%	10.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	33.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	8.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.6%
55 to 64	3.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	41.0%	9.1%
75 and over	0.0%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	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	3.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
No high school diploma	36.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	63.4%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
Drove alone	53.2%	98.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	46.8%	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)

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
1-unit, detached	100.0%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	0.0%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Eskdale	West Dunbar
Poverty rate	26.1%	22.1%
Average household size	2.23	1.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1938	1977