Glen Dale vs Moundsville

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

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

Moundsville has the higher population (7,934 vs 1,517 in Glen Dale). Glen Dale has the higher median household income ($87,955 vs $48,590 in Moundsville). Glen Dale has the higher median home value ($200,500 vs $108,500 in Moundsville).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
Population	1,517	7,934
Median age	50.9 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,955	$48,590
Median home value	$200,500	$108,500
Median gross rent	$907	$801
Housing units	765	4,034
Homeownership rate	85.1%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
Population	1,548 → 1,517 (-2.0%)	8,486 → 7,934 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$58,942 → $87,955 (+49.2%)	$34,701 → $48,590 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$151,700 → $200,500 (+32.2%)	$81,100 → $108,500 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $907 (+33.2%)	$597 → $801 (+34.2%)

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

Moundsville

Population

8,4867,934

Median household income

$34,701$48,590

Median home value

$81,100$108,500

Median gross rent

$597$801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
Under 5	3.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	17.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	6.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	15.8%
55 to 64	20.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	16.5%	14.0%
75 and over	9.2%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
No high school diploma	3.9%	7.8%
High school graduate	31.8%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
Drove alone	85.6%	87.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	2.4%
Other means	2.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
1-unit, detached	89.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Glen Dale	Moundsville
Poverty rate	8.3%	20.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1952	1945