McConnell vs Mount Gay-Shamrock

A side-by-side comparison of McConnell and Mount Gay-Shamrock: population, income, housing, and more.

McConnell and Mount Gay-Shamrock are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Gay-Shamrock has the higher population (1,440 vs 837 in McConnell). Mount Gay-Shamrock has the higher median household income ($49,063 vs $27,935 in McConnell). McConnell has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $81,400 in Mount Gay-Shamrock).

Population, income & housing

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
Population	837	1,440
Median age	29.9 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$27,935	$49,063
Median home value	$91,700	$81,400
Median gross rent	—	$598
Housing units	320	823
Homeownership rate	79.8%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	56.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
Population	616 → 837 (+35.9%)	1,413 → 1,440 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$31,311 → $27,935 (-10.8%)	$27,181 → $49,063 (+80.5%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $91,700 (+3.9%)	$71,100 → $81,400 (+14.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $598 (-6.3%)

McConnell

Population

616837

Median household income

$31,311$27,935

Median home value

$88,300$91,700

Mount Gay-Shamrock

Population

1,4131,440

Median household income

$27,181$49,063

Median home value

$71,100$81,400

Median gross rent

$638$598

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
Under 5	21.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	6.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	2.3%
25 to 34	3.0%	2.2%
35 to 44	5.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	29.6%
55 to 64	8.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	20.4%
75 and over	10.4%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
No high school diploma	5.7%	37.2%
High school graduate	46.5%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	8.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
Drove alone	100.0%	61.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	27.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	McConnell	Mount Gay-Shamrock
Poverty rate	49.2%	21.3%
Average household size	3.19	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	13
Median year structure built	1954	1967