Montcalm vs Oakvale

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

Montcalm and Oakvale 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 232 in Oakvale). Since 2019, Oakvale's population has grown faster (+280.3% vs +20.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Montcalm	Oakvale
Population	541	232
Median age	43.9 yrs	11.8 yrs
Median home value	$39,600	—
Housing units	248	78
Homeownership rate	64.1%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montcalm	Oakvale
Population	448 → 541 (+20.8%)	61 → 232 (+280.3%)
Median household income	$28,214 → $34,143 (+21.0%)	$21,354 → $24,241 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$51,900 → $39,600 (-23.7%)	$42,500 → $85,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $950 (+40.7%)

Montcalm

Population

448541

Median household income

$28,214$34,143

Median home value

$51,900$39,600

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)

	Montcalm	Oakvale
Under 5	2.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	26.2%	56.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	1.7%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	16.8%	3.9%
55 to 64	29.2%	3.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	3.0%
75 and over	2.8%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montcalm	Oakvale
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	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	10.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montcalm	Oakvale
No high school diploma	29.6%	6.5%
High school graduate	26.4%	71.7%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montcalm	Oakvale
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montcalm	Oakvale
1-unit, detached	67.7%	30.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	32.3%	61.5%

Poverty & households

	Montcalm	Oakvale
Poverty rate	16.1%	6.1%
Average household size	3.24	4.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1966	2008