Granville vs Star City

A side-by-side comparison of Granville and Star City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Star City has the higher population (1,894 vs 1,215 in Granville). Star City has the higher median household income ($62,031 vs $32,015 in Granville). Star City has the higher median home value ($256,800 vs $135,400 in Granville).

Population, income & housing

	Granville	Star City
Population	1,215	1,894
Median age	26.9 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$32,015	$62,031
Median home value	$135,400	$256,800
Median gross rent	$789	$989
Housing units	675	947
Homeownership rate	41.9%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	53.6%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Granville	Star City
Population	2,735 → 1,215 (-55.6%)	2,160 → 1,894 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$28,080 → $32,015 (+14.0%)	$45,199 → $62,031 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $135,400 (+91.2%)	$164,400 → $256,800 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $789 (+7.6%)	$809 → $989 (+22.2%)

Granville

Population

2,7351,215

Median household income

$28,080$32,015

Median home value

$70,800$135,400

Median gross rent

$733$789

Star City

Population

2,1601,894

Median household income

$45,199$62,031

Median home value

$164,400$256,800

Median gross rent

$809$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Granville	Star City
Under 5	1.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	4.0%	10.2%
18 to 24	42.6%	16.9%
25 to 34	18.1%	23.2%
35 to 44	4.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	5.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.4%
75 and over	3.9%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Granville	Star City
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	83.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Granville	Star City
No high school diploma	13.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	34.7%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Granville	Star City
Drove alone	79.9%	66.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	3.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Granville	Star City
1-unit, detached	31.7%	36.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.3%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	20.5%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	16.3%
20 or more units	29.2%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Granville	Star City
Poverty rate	41.0%	15.7%
Average household size	2.22	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1990	1988