McMechen vs Moundsville

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

McMechen 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 1,735 in McMechen). Moundsville has the higher median household income ($48,590 vs $42,863 in McMechen). Moundsville has the higher median home value ($108,500 vs $89,500 in McMechen).

Population, income & housing

	McMechen	Moundsville
Population	1,735	7,934
Median age	33.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,863	$48,590
Median home value	$89,500	$108,500
Median gross rent	$562	$801
Housing units	864	4,034
Homeownership rate	63.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McMechen	Moundsville
Population	1,744 → 1,735 (-0.5%)	8,486 → 7,934 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $42,863 (+3.9%)	$34,701 → $48,590 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$69,400 → $89,500 (+29.0%)	$81,100 → $108,500 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $562 (-16.1%)	$597 → $801 (+34.2%)

McMechen

Population

1,7441,735

Median household income

$41,250$42,863

Median home value

$69,400$89,500

Median gross rent

$670$562

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)

	McMechen	Moundsville
Under 5	3.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	27.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	21.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	15.3%
45 to 54	7.7%	15.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	14.0%
75 and over	6.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McMechen	Moundsville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.8%
Two or more races	12.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McMechen	Moundsville
No high school diploma	9.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	44.4%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McMechen	Moundsville
Drove alone	79.2%	87.2%
Carpooled	11.9%	6.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.4%
Other means	3.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McMechen	Moundsville
1-unit, detached	74.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	McMechen	Moundsville
Poverty rate	26.7%	20.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1938	1945