Handley vs West Dunbar

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

Handley 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.

Handley has the higher population (413 vs 385 in West Dunbar). Handley has the higher median household income ($72,750 vs $37,188 in West Dunbar). West Dunbar has the higher median home value ($83,300 vs $51,300 in Handley).

Population, income & housing

	Handley	West Dunbar
Population	413	385
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,750	$37,188
Median home value	$51,300	$83,300
Median gross rent	—	$905
Housing units	156	373
Homeownership rate	93.8%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Handley	West Dunbar
Population	189 → 413 (+118.5%)	400 → 385 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$33,269 → $72,750 (+118.7%)	$43,229 → $37,188 (-14.0%)
Median home value	$44,000 → $51,300 (+16.6%)	$43,500 → $83,300 (+91.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$743 → $905 (+21.8%)

Handley

Population

189413

Median household income

$33,269$72,750

Median home value

$44,000$51,300

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)

	Handley	West Dunbar
Under 5	20.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.6%	10.9%
18 to 24	13.3%	33.0%
25 to 34	2.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	8.6%
45 to 54	19.9%	16.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	15.0%	9.1%
75 and over	3.9%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Handley	West Dunbar
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	37.9%
Black or African American	3.9%	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	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Handley	West Dunbar
No high school diploma	27.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	63.0%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Handley	West Dunbar
Drove alone	95.0%	98.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Handley	West Dunbar
1-unit, detached	93.6%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	26.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Handley	West Dunbar
Poverty rate	7.0%	22.1%
Average household size	3.20	1.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	15
Median year structure built	1968	1977