Bramwell vs Matoaka

A side-by-side comparison of Bramwell and Matoaka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bramwell has the higher population (129 vs 92 in Matoaka). Bramwell has the higher median household income ($33,000 vs $23,929 in Matoaka).

Population, income & housing

	Bramwell	Matoaka
Population	129	92
Median age	72.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,000	$23,929
Median home value	—	$74,400
Median gross rent	$658	$565
Housing units	168	87
Homeownership rate	90.3%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bramwell	Matoaka
Population	312 → 129 (-58.7%)	221 → 92 (-58.4%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $33,000 (-27.3%)	$39,896 → $23,929 (-40.0%)
Median home value	$60,900 → $52,500 (-13.8%)	$61,300 → $74,400 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $658 (-21.0%)	$635 → $565 (-11.0%)

Bramwell

Population

312129

Median household income

$45,417$33,000

Median home value

$60,900$52,500

Median gross rent

$833$658

Matoaka

Population

22192

Median household income

$39,896$23,929

Median home value

$61,300$74,400

Median gross rent

$635$565

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bramwell	Matoaka
Under 5	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 17	0.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	0.8%	17.4%
25 to 34	12.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	21.7%
45 to 54	0.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	18.6%	7.6%
65 to 74	23.3%	9.8%
75 and over	31.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bramwell	Matoaka
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	18.6%	0.0%
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%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bramwell	Matoaka
No high school diploma	2.4%	57.4%
High school graduate	37.8%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bramwell	Matoaka
Drove alone	88.6%	57.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	42.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bramwell	Matoaka
1-unit, detached	97.0%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bramwell	Matoaka
Poverty rate	29.5%	54.7%
Average household size	1.79	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1938	1938