Clifton vs Leon

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

Clifton and Leon 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 322 in Leon). Clifton has the higher median home value ($210,700 vs $109,400 in Leon). Since 2019, Leon's population has grown faster (+47.0% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Leon
Population	392	322
Median age	38.6 yrs	14.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$30,688
Median home value	$210,700	$109,400
Housing units	112	102
Homeownership rate	83.0%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Leon
Population	386 → 392 (+1.6%)	219 → 322 (+47.0%)
Median household income	$74,350 → $81,729 (+9.9%)	$28,125 → $30,688 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $210,700 (+35.5%)	$88,300 → $109,400 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$807 → $800 (-0.9%)

Clifton

Population

386392

Median household income

$74,350$81,729

Median home value

$155,500$210,700

Leon

Population

219322

Median household income

$28,125$30,688

Median home value

$88,300$109,400

Median gross rent

$807$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Leon
Under 5	9.2%	14.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	38.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	13.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	3.7%
35 to 44	22.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	1.3%	3.7%
55 to 64	24.7%	3.4%
65 to 74	2.3%	5.0%
75 and over	6.1%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Leon
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	8.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
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	Leon
No high school diploma	9.1%	18.5%
High school graduate	47.0%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Leon
Drove alone	67.6%	75.0%
Carpooled	32.4%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Leon
1-unit, detached	82.1%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Leon
Poverty rate	8.7%	43.6%
Average household size	3.50	4.41
Mean commute (minutes)	30	37
Median year structure built	1956	1954