Davy vs Northfork

A side-by-side comparison of Davy and Northfork: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Davy has the higher population (282 vs 271 in Northfork). Northfork has the higher median household income ($47,143 vs $31,389 in Davy). Northfork has the higher median home value ($35,800 vs $25,800 in Davy).

Population, income & housing

	Davy	Northfork
Population	282	271
Median age	40.2 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$31,389	$47,143
Median home value	$25,800	$35,800
Housing units	112	196
Homeownership rate	89.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.7%	2.8%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	29.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davy	Northfork
Population	293 → 282 (-3.8%)	318 → 271 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$25,089 → $31,389 (+25.1%)	$24,219 → $47,143 (+94.7%)
Median home value	$22,400 → $25,800 (+15.2%)	$32,900 → $35,800 (+8.8%)
Median gross rent	$479 → $463 (-3.3%)	—

Davy

Population

293282

Median household income

$25,089$31,389

Median home value

$22,400$25,800

Median gross rent

$479$463

Northfork

Population

318271

Median household income

$24,219$47,143

Median home value

$32,900$35,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davy	Northfork
Under 5	6.0%	6.6%
5 to 17	28.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	2.2%
25 to 34	8.5%	23.2%
35 to 44	20.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	6.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.7%
75 and over	7.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davy	Northfork
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	55.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	44.3%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davy	Northfork
No high school diploma	24.9%	7.5%
High school graduate	71.7%	54.2%
Some college or associate's	1.7%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davy	Northfork
Drove alone	81.4%	52.9%
Carpooled	18.6%	25.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	22.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davy	Northfork
1-unit, detached	67.9%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.4%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Davy	Northfork
Poverty rate	19.9%	52.0%
Average household size	3.44	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1957	1938