Idamay vs Rivesville

A side-by-side comparison of Idamay and Rivesville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rivesville has the higher population (701 vs 635 in Idamay). Idamay has the higher median household income ($97,311 vs $61,678 in Rivesville). Rivesville has the higher median home value ($132,400 vs $114,400 in Idamay).

Population, income & housing

	Idamay	Rivesville
Population	635	701
Median age	63.5 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$97,311	$61,678
Median home value	$114,400	$132,400
Median gross rent	—	$840
Housing units	409	345
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idamay	Rivesville
Population	616 → 635 (+3.1%)	998 → 701 (-29.8%)
Median household income	$82,125 → $97,311 (+18.5%)	$51,346 → $61,678 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$86,800 → $114,400 (+31.8%)	$111,900 → $132,400 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$738 → $840 (+13.8%)

Idamay

Population

616635

Median household income

$82,125$97,311

Median home value

$86,800$114,400

Rivesville

Population

998701

Median household income

$51,346$61,678

Median home value

$111,900$132,400

Median gross rent

$738$840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idamay	Rivesville
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	10.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	2.7%	14.0%
25 to 34	3.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	5.8%	6.1%
55 to 64	28.3%	19.4%
65 to 74	26.0%	13.7%
75 and over	13.5%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idamay	Rivesville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idamay	Rivesville
No high school diploma	1.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	34.1%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	54.8%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idamay	Rivesville
Drove alone	100.0%	78.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idamay	Rivesville
1-unit, detached	88.5%	92.8%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Idamay	Rivesville
Poverty rate	8.3%	14.4%
Average household size	1.97	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	15	29
Median year structure built	1938	1963