Chattaroy vs Matewan

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

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

Chattaroy has the higher population (577 vs 521 in Matewan). Chattaroy has the higher median household income ($23,321 vs $15,378 in Matewan). Since 2019, Matewan's population has grown faster (+9.2% vs -13.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Chattaroy	Matewan
Population	577	521
Median age	31.2 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$23,321	$15,378
Median home value	—	$102,100
Median gross rent	$903	$356
Housing units	179	349
Homeownership rate	59.0%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	28.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chattaroy	Matewan
Population	668 → 577 (-13.6%)	477 → 521 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$53,158 → $23,321 (-56.1%)	$15,625 → $15,378 (-1.6%)
Median home value	$88,600 → $82,800 (-6.5%)	$65,800 → $102,100 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $903 (-13.2%)	$237 → $356 (+50.2%)

Chattaroy

Population

668577

Median household income

$53,158$23,321

Median home value

$88,600$82,800

Median gross rent

$1,040$903

Matewan

Population

477521

Median household income

$15,625$15,378

Median home value

$65,800$102,100

Median gross rent

$237$356

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chattaroy	Matewan
Under 5	20.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	20.8%	8.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.2%	8.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	5.4%
45 to 54	19.9%	20.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	18.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	26.7%
75 and over	0.0%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chattaroy	Matewan
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.5%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chattaroy	Matewan
No high school diploma	23.2%	28.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	60.1%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	5.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chattaroy	Matewan
Drove alone	100.0%	64.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	30.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chattaroy	Matewan
1-unit, detached	68.2%	40.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	35.5%
Mobile home & other	31.3%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Chattaroy	Matewan
Poverty rate	86.7%	44.1%
Average household size	3.58	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1986	1982