Gilbert Creek vs Matewan

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

Gilbert Creek and Matewan 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 521 in Matewan). Matewan has the higher median home value ($102,100 vs $92,700 in Gilbert Creek). Since 2019, Matewan's population has grown faster (+9.2% vs -6.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
Population	1,119	521
Median age	45.3 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$15,378
Median home value	$92,700	$102,100
Median gross rent	—	$356
Housing units	517	349
Homeownership rate	94.3%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	28.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
Population	1,193 → 1,119 (-6.2%)	477 → 521 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$47,708 → $77,763 (+63.0%)	$15,625 → $15,378 (-1.6%)
Median home value	$59,800 → $92,700 (+55.0%)	$65,800 → $102,100 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$237 → $356 (+50.2%)

Gilbert Creek

Population

1,1931,119

Median household income

$47,708$77,763

Median home value

$59,800$92,700

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)

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
Under 5	0.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	8.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	8.3%
35 to 44	8.8%	5.4%
45 to 54	23.0%	20.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	18.2%
65 to 74	14.6%	26.7%
75 and over	0.4%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
No high school diploma	30.9%	28.7%
High school graduate	30.3%	60.1%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	5.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
Drove alone	88.1%	64.4%
Carpooled	11.9%	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)

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
1-unit, detached	66.3%	40.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	35.5%
Mobile home & other	33.7%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Gilbert Creek	Matewan
Poverty rate	15.3%	44.1%
Average household size	3.19	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	38	15
Median year structure built	1980	1982