Chattaroy vs Red Jacket

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

Chattaroy and Red Jacket 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 539 in Red Jacket). Since 2019, Red Jacket's population has grown faster (+48.9% vs -13.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Chattaroy	Red Jacket
Population	577	539
Median age	31.2 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$23,321	—
Median home value	—	$209,600
Median gross rent	$903	—
Housing units	179	271
Homeownership rate	59.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	18.8%	19.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chattaroy	Red Jacket
Population	668 → 577 (-13.6%)	362 → 539 (+48.9%)
Median household income	$53,158 → $23,321 (-56.1%)	—
Median home value	$88,600 → $82,800 (-6.5%)	$61,000 → $209,600 (+243.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $903 (-13.2%)	$325 → $317 (-2.5%)

Chattaroy

Population

668577

Median household income

$53,158$23,321

Median home value

$88,600$82,800

Median gross rent

$1,040$903

Red Jacket

Population

362539

Median home value

$61,000$209,600

Median gross rent

$325$317

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chattaroy	Red Jacket
Under 5	20.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.8%	26.3%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	19.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	12.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	26.2%
75 and over	0.0%	0.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chattaroy	Red Jacket
White (non-Hispanic)	99.8%	70.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	26.2%
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%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chattaroy	Red Jacket
No high school diploma	23.2%	20.1%
High school graduate	38.2%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chattaroy	Red Jacket
Drove alone	100.0%	73.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	27.0%
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	Red Jacket
1-unit, detached	68.2%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.3%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	Chattaroy	Red Jacket
Poverty rate	86.7%	54.5%
Average household size	3.58	2.05
Median year structure built	1986	1949