Star City vs Westover

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

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

Westover has the higher population (4,007 vs 1,894 in Star City). Star City has the higher median household income ($62,031 vs $58,333 in Westover). Star City has the higher median home value ($256,800 vs $179,500 in Westover).

Population, income & housing

	Star City	Westover
Population	1,894	4,007
Median age	33.4 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,031	$58,333
Median home value	$256,800	$179,500
Median gross rent	$989	$895
Housing units	947	2,052
Homeownership rate	40.2%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.6%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Star City	Westover
Population	2,160 → 1,894 (-12.3%)	4,196 → 4,007 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$45,199 → $62,031 (+37.2%)	$44,139 → $58,333 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $256,800 (+56.2%)	$145,400 → $179,500 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $989 (+22.2%)	$750 → $895 (+19.3%)

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

Westover

Population

4,1964,007

Median household income

$44,139$58,333

Median home value

$145,400$179,500

Median gross rent

$750$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Star City	Westover
Under 5	2.8%	3.2%
5 to 17	10.2%	9.4%
18 to 24	16.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	23.2%	19.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	19.2%
45 to 54	7.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	16.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	9.2%
75 and over	4.7%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Star City	Westover
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	86.6%
Black or African American	4.4%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Star City	Westover
No high school diploma	5.1%	7.8%
High school graduate	22.6%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27.3%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Star City	Westover
Drove alone	66.2%	72.8%
Carpooled	13.5%	14.8%
Public transit	1.4%	2.7%
Walked	2.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	5.4%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Star City	Westover
1-unit, detached	36.3%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	20.5%	21.2%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	7.7%
20 or more units	11.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Star City	Westover
Poverty rate	15.7%	12.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1988	1957