Cameron vs McMechen

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron and McMechen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McMechen has the higher population (1,735 vs 572 in Cameron). Cameron has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $42,863 in McMechen). McMechen has the higher median home value ($89,500 vs $63,000 in Cameron).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron	McMechen
Population	572	1,735
Median age	48.8 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$42,863
Median home value	$63,000	$89,500
Median gross rent	$696	$562
Housing units	437	864
Homeownership rate	72.2%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron	McMechen
Population	458 → 572 (+24.9%)	1,744 → 1,735 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$22,188 → $48,750 (+119.7%)	$41,250 → $42,863 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $63,000 (+12.9%)	$69,400 → $89,500 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $696 (-10.7%)	$670 → $562 (-16.1%)

Cameron

Population

458572

Median household income

$22,188$48,750

Median home value

$55,800$63,000

Median gross rent

$779$696

McMechen

Population

1,7441,735

Median household income

$41,250$42,863

Median home value

$69,400$89,500

Median gross rent

$670$562

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron	McMechen
Under 5	4.4%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	27.4%
18 to 24	3.1%	4.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	21.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	7.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	15.6%	8.0%
75 and over	12.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron	McMechen
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.6%	12.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron	McMechen
No high school diploma	15.7%	9.5%
High school graduate	40.6%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron	McMechen
Drove alone	79.4%	79.2%
Carpooled	4.6%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	10.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	3.4%
Other means	2.9%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron	McMechen
1-unit, detached	74.8%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Cameron	McMechen
Poverty rate	25.4%	26.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938