Glen Dale vs McMechen

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

Glen Dale 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 1,517 in Glen Dale). Glen Dale has the higher median household income ($87,955 vs $42,863 in McMechen). Glen Dale has the higher median home value ($200,500 vs $89,500 in McMechen).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Dale	McMechen
Population	1,517	1,735
Median age	50.9 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$87,955	$42,863
Median home value	$200,500	$89,500
Median gross rent	$907	$562
Housing units	765	864
Homeownership rate	85.1%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Dale	McMechen
Population	1,548 → 1,517 (-2.0%)	1,744 → 1,735 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$58,942 → $87,955 (+49.2%)	$41,250 → $42,863 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$151,700 → $200,500 (+32.2%)	$69,400 → $89,500 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $907 (+33.2%)	$670 → $562 (-16.1%)

Glen Dale

Population

1,5481,517

Median household income

$58,942$87,955

Median home value

$151,700$200,500

Median gross rent

$681$907

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)

	Glen Dale	McMechen
Under 5	3.1%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	27.4%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	17.8%	21.2%
35 to 44	6.2%	9.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.7%
55 to 64	20.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	16.5%	8.0%
75 and over	9.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Dale	McMechen
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	12.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Dale	McMechen
No high school diploma	3.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	31.8%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Dale	McMechen
Drove alone	85.6%	79.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	3.4%
Other means	2.1%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Dale	McMechen
1-unit, detached	89.9%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Glen Dale	McMechen
Poverty rate	8.3%	26.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1952	1938