Birch River vs Craigsville

A side-by-side comparison of Birch River and Craigsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Craigsville has the higher population (1,584 vs 6 in Birch River). Since 2019, Craigsville's population has grown faster (-33.3% vs -95.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Birch River	Craigsville
Population	6	1,584
Median age	—	59.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$28,718
Median home value	—	$95,300
Median gross rent	—	$607
Housing units	54	961
Homeownership rate	0.0%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	—	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birch River	Craigsville
Population	136 → 6 (-95.6%)	2,375 → 1,584 (-33.3%)
Median household income	—	$42,333 → $28,718 (-32.2%)
Median home value	—	$68,400 → $95,300 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$436 → $607 (+39.2%)

Birch River

Population

1366

Craigsville

Population

2,3751,584

Median household income

$42,333$28,718

Median home value

$68,400$95,300

Median gross rent

$436$607

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birch River	Craigsville
Under 5	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	24.3%
65 to 74	100.0%	24.6%
75 and over	0.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birch River	Craigsville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
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%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birch River	Craigsville
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birch River	Craigsville
Drove alone	—	82.8%
Carpooled	—	7.5%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	9.6%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birch River	Craigsville
1-unit, detached	11.1%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	88.9%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Birch River	Craigsville
Poverty rate	0.0%	19.6%
Average household size	—	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	—	1979