Bramwell vs Oakvale

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

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

Oakvale has the higher population (232 vs 129 in Bramwell). Since 2019, Oakvale's population has grown faster (+280.3% vs -58.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bramwell	Oakvale
Population	129	232
Median age	72.4 yrs	11.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,000	—
Median gross rent	$658	—
Housing units	168	78
Homeownership rate	90.3%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bramwell	Oakvale
Population	312 → 129 (-58.7%)	61 → 232 (+280.3%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $33,000 (-27.3%)	$21,354 → $24,241 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$60,900 → $52,500 (-13.8%)	$42,500 → $85,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $658 (-21.0%)	$675 → $950 (+40.7%)

Bramwell

Population

312129

Median household income

$45,417$33,000

Median home value

$60,900$52,500

Median gross rent

$833$658

Oakvale

Population

61232

Median household income

$21,354$24,241

Median home value

$42,500$85,000

Median gross rent

$675$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bramwell	Oakvale
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	0.8%	56.0%
18 to 24	0.8%	1.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	0.8%	3.9%
55 to 64	18.6%	3.4%
65 to 74	23.3%	3.0%
75 and over	31.8%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bramwell	Oakvale
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	92.7%
Black or African American	18.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bramwell	Oakvale
No high school diploma	2.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	37.8%	71.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bramwell	Oakvale
Drove alone	88.6%	88.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bramwell	Oakvale
1-unit, detached	97.0%	30.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	61.5%

Poverty & households

	Bramwell	Oakvale
Poverty rate	29.5%	6.1%
Average household size	1.79	4.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	33
Median year structure built	1938	2008