Clifton vs Mason

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

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

Mason has the higher population (863 vs 392 in Clifton). Clifton has the higher median home value ($210,700 vs $91,900 in Mason). Since 2019, Mason's population has grown faster (+3.9% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Mason
Population	392	863
Median age	38.6 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,112
Median home value	$210,700	$91,900
Median gross rent	—	$870
Housing units	112	500
Homeownership rate	83.0%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Mason
Population	386 → 392 (+1.6%)	831 → 863 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$74,350 → $81,729 (+9.9%)	$27,383 → $47,112 (+72.0%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $210,700 (+35.5%)	$69,500 → $91,900 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$674 → $870 (+29.1%)

Clifton

Population

386392

Median household income

$74,350$81,729

Median home value

$155,500$210,700

Mason

Population

831863

Median household income

$27,383$47,112

Median home value

$69,500$91,900

Median gross rent

$674$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Mason
Under 5	9.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	14.8%	10.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	8.0%
35 to 44	22.7%	6.3%
45 to 54	1.3%	21.8%
55 to 64	24.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	2.3%	18.2%
75 and over	6.1%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	97.0%
Black or African American	8.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Mason
No high school diploma	9.1%	14.7%
High school graduate	47.0%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Mason
Drove alone	67.6%	89.8%
Carpooled	32.4%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Mason
1-unit, detached	82.1%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Mason
Poverty rate	8.7%	15.1%
Average household size	3.50	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1956	1955