Clifton vs Henderson

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Henderson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clifton has the higher population (392 vs 172 in Henderson). Since 2019, Clifton's population has grown faster (+1.6% vs -50.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Henderson
Population	392	172
Median age	38.6 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$34,375
Median home value	$210,700	—
Median gross rent	—	$831
Housing units	112	94
Homeownership rate	83.0%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Henderson
Population	386 → 392 (+1.6%)	345 → 172 (-50.1%)
Median household income	$74,350 → $81,729 (+9.9%)	$22,500 → $34,375 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $210,700 (+35.5%)	$48,300 → $65,000 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$689 → $831 (+20.6%)

Clifton

Population

386392

Median household income

$74,350$81,729

Median home value

$155,500$210,700

Henderson

Population

345172

Median household income

$22,500$34,375

Median home value

$48,300$65,000

Median gross rent

$689$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Henderson
Under 5	9.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	7.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	5.2%
35 to 44	22.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	1.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	24.7%	32.6%
65 to 74	2.3%	18.0%
75 and over	6.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Henderson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	99.4%
Black or African American	8.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Henderson
No high school diploma	9.1%	16.9%
High school graduate	47.0%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Henderson
Drove alone	67.6%	70.2%
Carpooled	32.4%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	7.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Henderson
1-unit, detached	82.1%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	35.1%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Henderson
Poverty rate	8.7%	29.7%
Average household size	3.50	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1956	1984