Delbarton vs Gilbert Creek

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

Delbarton 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 466 in Delbarton). Delbarton has the higher median home value ($94,200 vs $92,700 in Gilbert Creek). Since 2019, Gilbert Creek's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -13.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
Population	466	1,119
Median age	44.9 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,167	—
Median home value	$94,200	$92,700
Median gross rent	$633	—
Housing units	257	517
Homeownership rate	89.9%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	20.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
Population	537 → 466 (-13.2%)	1,193 → 1,119 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$28,920 → $39,167 (+35.4%)	$47,708 → $77,763 (+63.0%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $94,200 (+18.5%)	$59,800 → $92,700 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $633 (+18.8%)	—

Delbarton

Population

537466

Median household income

$28,920$39,167

Median home value

$79,500$94,200

Median gross rent

$533$633

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)

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
Under 5	2.4%	0.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	23.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.8%	14.6%
75 and over	9.9%	0.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	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	5.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
No high school diploma	24.9%	30.9%
High school graduate	43.2%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
Drove alone	80.0%	88.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
1-unit, detached	64.2%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.4%	33.7%

Poverty & households

	Delbarton	Gilbert Creek
Poverty rate	27.7%	15.3%
Average household size	2.77	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	17	38
Median year structure built	1986	1980