Clifton vs New Haven

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

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

New Haven has the higher population (1,735 vs 392 in Clifton). Clifton has the higher median home value ($210,700 vs $101,700 in New Haven). Since 2019, New Haven's population has grown faster (+5.5% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	New Haven
Population	392	1,735
Median age	38.6 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,500
Median home value	$210,700	$101,700
Median gross rent	—	$491
Housing units	112	819
Homeownership rate	83.0%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	New Haven
Population	386 → 392 (+1.6%)	1,644 → 1,735 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$74,350 → $81,729 (+9.9%)	$37,731 → $56,500 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $210,700 (+35.5%)	$77,600 → $101,700 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $491 (-21.4%)

Clifton

Population

386392

Median household income

$74,350$81,729

Median home value

$155,500$210,700

New Haven

Population

1,6441,735

Median household income

$37,731$56,500

Median home value

$77,600$101,700

Median gross rent

$625$491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	New Haven
Under 5	9.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	8.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	22.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	1.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	24.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	2.3%	13.2%
75 and over	6.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	New Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	8.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	New Haven
No high school diploma	9.1%	11.4%
High school graduate	47.0%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	New Haven
Drove alone	67.6%	89.3%
Carpooled	32.4%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	New Haven
1-unit, detached	82.1%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	New Haven
Poverty rate	8.7%	14.0%
Average household size	3.50	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1956	1961