Chattaroy vs Gilbert Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Chattaroy and Gilbert Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gilbert Creek has the higher population (1,119 vs 577 in Chattaroy). Since 2019, Gilbert Creek's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -13.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
Population	577	1,119
Median age	31.2 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$23,321	—
Median home value	—	$92,700
Median gross rent	$903	—
Housing units	179	517
Homeownership rate	59.0%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
Population	668 → 577 (-13.6%)	1,193 → 1,119 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$53,158 → $23,321 (-56.1%)	$47,708 → $77,763 (+63.0%)
Median home value	$88,600 → $82,800 (-6.5%)	$59,800 → $92,700 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $903 (-13.2%)	—

Chattaroy

Population

668577

Median household income

$53,158$23,321

Median home value

$88,600$82,800

Median gross rent

$1,040$903

Gilbert Creek

Population

1,1931,119

Median household income

$47,708$77,763

Median home value

$59,800$92,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
Under 5	20.1%	0.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.8%
45 to 54	19.9%	23.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.6%
75 and over	0.0%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	100.0%
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	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
No high school diploma	23.2%	30.9%
High school graduate	38.2%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
Drove alone	100.0%	88.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
1-unit, detached	68.2%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.3%	33.7%

Poverty & households

	Chattaroy	Gilbert Creek
Poverty rate	86.7%	15.3%
Average household size	3.58	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	1986	1980