Matoaka vs Oakvale

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

Matoaka 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 92 in Matoaka). Since 2019, Oakvale's population has grown faster (+280.3% vs -58.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Matoaka	Oakvale
Population	92	232
Median age	43.2 yrs	11.8 yrs
Median household income	$23,929	—
Median home value	$74,400	—
Median gross rent	$565	—
Housing units	87	78
Homeownership rate	43.3%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matoaka	Oakvale
Population	221 → 92 (-58.4%)	61 → 232 (+280.3%)
Median household income	$39,896 → $23,929 (-40.0%)	$21,354 → $24,241 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $74,400 (+21.4%)	$42,500 → $85,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $565 (-11.0%)	$675 → $950 (+40.7%)

Matoaka

Population

22192

Median household income

$39,896$23,929

Median home value

$61,300$74,400

Median gross rent

$635$565

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)

	Matoaka	Oakvale
Under 5	10.9%	2.6%
5 to 17	13.0%	56.0%
18 to 24	17.4%	1.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	21.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	3.9%
55 to 64	7.6%	3.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	3.0%
75 and over	5.4%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matoaka	Oakvale
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	5.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matoaka	Oakvale
No high school diploma	57.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	71.7%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matoaka	Oakvale
Drove alone	57.9%	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	42.1%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matoaka	Oakvale
1-unit, detached	82.8%	30.8%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	61.5%

Poverty & households

	Matoaka	Oakvale
Poverty rate	54.7%	6.1%
Average household size	3.07	4.07
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	1938	2008