Mason vs New Haven

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

Mason 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 863 in Mason). New Haven has the higher median household income ($56,500 vs $47,112 in Mason). New Haven has the higher median home value ($101,700 vs $91,900 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Mason	New Haven
Population	863	1,735
Median age	54.4 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,112	$56,500
Median home value	$91,900	$101,700
Median gross rent	$870	$491
Housing units	500	819
Homeownership rate	71.0%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mason	New Haven
Population	831 → 863 (+3.9%)	1,644 → 1,735 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$27,383 → $47,112 (+72.0%)	$37,731 → $56,500 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$69,500 → $91,900 (+32.2%)	$77,600 → $101,700 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $870 (+29.1%)	$625 → $491 (-21.4%)

Mason

Population

831863

Median household income

$27,383$47,112

Median home value

$69,500$91,900

Median gross rent

$674$870

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)

	Mason	New Haven
Under 5	1.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	10.0%	8.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	6.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	21.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	18.2%	13.2%
75 and over	17.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mason	New Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mason	New Haven
No high school diploma	14.7%	11.4%
High school graduate	44.4%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mason	New Haven
Drove alone	89.8%	89.3%
Carpooled	5.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mason	New Haven
1-unit, detached	78.8%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Mason	New Haven
Poverty rate	15.1%	14.0%
Average household size	2.00	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1955	1961