War vs Welch

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

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

Welch has the higher population (3,492 vs 593 in War). Welch has the higher median household income ($36,188 vs $20,852 in War). Welch has the higher median home value ($56,500 vs $28,800 in War).

Population, income & housing

	War	Welch
Population	593	3,492
Median age	33.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$20,852	$36,188
Median home value	$28,800	$56,500
Median gross rent	$722	—
Housing units	361	1,018
Homeownership rate	57.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	28.3%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	War	Welch
Population	760 → 593 (-22.0%)	2,966 → 3,492 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$18,611 → $20,852 (+12.0%)	$37,841 → $36,188 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$39,200 → $28,800 (-26.5%)	$54,900 → $56,500 (+2.9%)
Median gross rent	$548 → $722 (+31.8%)	$692 → $807 (+16.6%)

War

Population

760593

Median household income

$18,611$20,852

Median home value

$39,200$28,800

Median gross rent

$548$722

Welch

Population

2,9663,492

Median household income

$37,841$36,188

Median home value

$54,900$56,500

Median gross rent

$692$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	War	Welch
Under 5	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	8.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.1%	20.9%
35 to 44	7.3%	29.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.4%
75 and over	12.6%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	War	Welch
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	66.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	War	Welch
No high school diploma	27.8%	25.3%
High school graduate	44.2%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	War	Welch
Drove alone	54.9%	73.8%
Carpooled	19.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	12.4%
Other means	12.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	War	Welch
1-unit, detached	81.2%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	War	Welch
Poverty rate	39.0%	26.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	48	16
Median year structure built	1955	1949