Bramwell vs Montcalm

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

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

Montcalm has the higher population (541 vs 129 in Bramwell). Since 2019, Montcalm's population has grown faster (+20.8% vs -58.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bramwell	Montcalm
Population	129	541
Median age	72.4 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,000	—
Median home value	—	$39,600
Median gross rent	$658	—
Housing units	168	248
Homeownership rate	90.3%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bramwell	Montcalm
Population	312 → 129 (-58.7%)	448 → 541 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $33,000 (-27.3%)	$28,214 → $34,143 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$60,900 → $52,500 (-13.8%)	$51,900 → $39,600 (-23.7%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $658 (-21.0%)	—

Bramwell

Population

312129

Median household income

$45,417$33,000

Median home value

$60,900$52,500

Median gross rent

$833$658

Montcalm

Population

448541

Median household income

$28,214$34,143

Median home value

$51,900$39,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bramwell	Montcalm
Under 5	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	0.8%	26.2%
18 to 24	0.8%	3.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.6%
45 to 54	0.8%	16.8%
55 to 64	18.6%	29.2%
65 to 74	23.3%	0.0%
75 and over	31.8%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bramwell	Montcalm
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	89.8%
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%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bramwell	Montcalm
No high school diploma	2.4%	29.6%
High school graduate	37.8%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bramwell	Montcalm
Drove alone	88.6%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bramwell	Montcalm
1-unit, detached	97.0%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	32.3%

Poverty & households

	Bramwell	Montcalm
Poverty rate	29.5%	16.1%
Average household size	1.79	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	14	30
Median year structure built	1938	1966