Marmet vs Sissonville

A side-by-side comparison of Marmet and Sissonville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sissonville has the higher population (2,706 vs 1,520 in Marmet). Sissonville has the higher median household income ($58,322 vs $47,620 in Marmet). Sissonville has the higher median home value ($166,300 vs $83,100 in Marmet).

Population, income & housing

	Marmet	Sissonville
Population	1,520	2,706
Median age	53.7 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,620	$58,322
Median home value	$83,100	$166,300
Median gross rent	$791	$754
Housing units	811	1,726
Homeownership rate	64.8%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marmet	Sissonville
Population	1,625 → 1,520 (-6.5%)	4,239 → 2,706 (-36.2%)
Median household income	$39,500 → $47,620 (+20.6%)	$43,100 → $58,322 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $83,100 (-11.5%)	$104,700 → $166,300 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $791 (+0.9%)	$725 → $754 (+4.0%)

Marmet

Population

1,6251,520

Median household income

$39,500$47,620

Median home value

$93,900$83,100

Median gross rent

$784$791

Sissonville

Population

4,2392,706

Median household income

$43,100$58,322

Median home value

$104,700$166,300

Median gross rent

$725$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marmet	Sissonville
Under 5	3.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	7.4%	20.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	8.3%
35 to 44	6.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.1%
55 to 64	19.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	16.0%	16.5%
75 and over	12.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marmet	Sissonville
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	97.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
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	4.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marmet	Sissonville
No high school diploma	14.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	44.6%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marmet	Sissonville
Drove alone	70.7%	79.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	11.1%
Public transit	7.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	4.5%
Other means	2.6%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marmet	Sissonville
1-unit, detached	65.7%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	13.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Marmet	Sissonville
Poverty rate	22.0%	19.8%
Average household size	2.13	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1962	1978