Lashmeet vs Matoaka

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

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

Lashmeet has the higher population (734 vs 92 in Matoaka). Lashmeet has the higher median household income ($46,329 vs $23,929 in Matoaka). Lashmeet has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $74,400 in Matoaka).

Population, income & housing

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
Population	734	92
Median age	61.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,329	$23,929
Median home value	$178,100	$74,400
Median gross rent	—	$565
Housing units	354	87
Homeownership rate	88.7%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
Population	443 → 734 (+65.7%)	221 → 92 (-58.4%)
Median household income	$28,703 → $46,329 (+61.4%)	$39,896 → $23,929 (-40.0%)
Median home value	$77,300 → $178,100 (+130.4%)	$61,300 → $74,400 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$635 → $565 (-11.0%)

Lashmeet

Population

443734

Median household income

$28,703$46,329

Median home value

$77,300$178,100

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)

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
Under 5	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 17	7.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	17.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	21.7%
45 to 54	2.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	23.2%	7.6%
65 to 74	28.9%	9.8%
75 and over	11.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
No high school diploma	28.2%	57.4%
High school graduate	51.7%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	42.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
1-unit, detached	100.0%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lashmeet	Matoaka
Poverty rate	6.1%	54.7%
Average household size	2.07	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1981	1938