Crumpler vs War

A side-by-side comparison of Crumpler and War: population, income, housing, and more.

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

War has the higher population (593 vs 279 in Crumpler). Crumpler has the higher median home value ($83,900 vs $28,800 in War). Since 2019, Crumpler's population has grown faster (+109.8% vs -22.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Crumpler	War
Population	279	593
Median age	68.8 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$20,852
Median home value	$83,900	$28,800
Median gross rent	—	$722
Housing units	198	361
Homeownership rate	100.0%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	—	28.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crumpler	War
Population	133 → 279 (+109.8%)	760 → 593 (-22.0%)
Median household income	—	$18,611 → $20,852 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $83,900 (+62.3%)	$39,200 → $28,800 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$548 → $722 (+31.8%)

Crumpler

Population

133279

Median home value

$51,700$83,900

War

Population

760593

Median household income

$18,611$20,852

Median home value

$39,200$28,800

Median gross rent

$548$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crumpler	War
Under 5	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	3.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	20.1%	9.3%
65 to 74	30.8%	7.9%
75 and over	40.1%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crumpler	War
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	95.1%
Black or African American	31.9%	1.0%
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%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crumpler	War
No high school diploma	6.5%	27.8%
High school graduate	73.4%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crumpler	War
Drove alone	—	54.9%
Carpooled	—	19.7%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	12.7%
Other means	—	12.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crumpler	War
1-unit, detached	88.9%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Crumpler	War
Poverty rate	57.3%	39.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	—	48
Median year structure built	1938	1955