Hansford vs Shrewsbury

A side-by-side comparison of Hansford and Shrewsbury: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shrewsbury has the higher population (329 vs 86 in Hansford). Shrewsbury has the higher median household income ($48,674 vs $20,729 in Hansford). Since 2019, Hansford's population has grown faster (+56.4% vs -59.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
Population	86	329
Median age	69.6 yrs	67.5 yrs
Median household income	$20,729	$48,674
Median home value	—	$79,500
Housing units	116	155
Homeownership rate	20.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.8%	3.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
Population	55 → 86 (+56.4%)	802 → 329 (-59.0%)
Median household income	$20,292 → $20,729 (+2.2%)	$77,679 → $48,674 (-37.3%)
Median home value	—	$85,900 → $79,500 (-7.5%)

Hansford

Population

5586

Median household income

$20,292$20,729

Shrewsbury

Population

802329

Median household income

$77,679$48,674

Median home value

$85,900$79,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	19.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	44.2%	6.4%
65 to 74	27.9%	34.3%
75 and over	27.9%	23.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	97.3%
Black or African American	27.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
No high school diploma	27.9%	24.5%
High school graduate	9.3%	56.6%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	37.2%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
1-unit, detached	55.2%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.8%	35.5%

Poverty & households

	Hansford	Shrewsbury
Poverty rate	9.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.10	2.12
Median year structure built	1957	2000