Gallipolis Ferry vs Mason

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

Gallipolis Ferry 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 766 in Gallipolis Ferry). Mason has the higher median household income ($47,112 vs $44,250 in Gallipolis Ferry). Gallipolis Ferry has the higher median home value ($92,200 vs $91,900 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
Population	766	863
Median age	30.5 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,250	$47,112
Median home value	$92,200	$91,900
Median gross rent	—	$870
Housing units	357	500
Homeownership rate	96.4%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
Population	723 → 766 (+5.9%)	831 → 863 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $44,250 (-4.3%)	$27,383 → $47,112 (+72.0%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $92,200 (+5.7%)	$69,500 → $91,900 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$674 → $870 (+29.1%)

Gallipolis Ferry

Population

723766

Median household income

$46,250$44,250

Median home value

$87,200$92,200

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)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
Under 5	16.6%	1.6%
5 to 17	3.3%	10.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	30.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	0.9%	6.3%
45 to 54	9.9%	21.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	18.2%
75 and over	10.1%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	9.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
No high school diploma	8.6%	14.7%
High school graduate	45.2%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
Drove alone	93.6%	89.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
1-unit, detached	39.5%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	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	57.1%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Gallipolis Ferry	Mason
Poverty rate	33.4%	15.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1992	1955