Craigsville vs Fenwick

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

Craigsville and Fenwick 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 45 in Fenwick). Fenwick has the higher median household income ($48,393 vs $28,718 in Craigsville). Craigsville has the higher median home value ($95,300 vs $43,400 in Fenwick).

Population, income & housing

	Craigsville	Fenwick
Population	1,584	45
Median age	59.4 yrs	70.2 yrs
Median household income	$28,718	$48,393
Median home value	$95,300	$43,400
Median gross rent	$607	—
Housing units	961	25
Homeownership rate	67.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craigsville	Fenwick
Population	2,375 → 1,584 (-33.3%)	158 → 45 (-71.5%)
Median household income	$42,333 → $28,718 (-32.2%)	$33,514 → $48,393 (+44.4%)
Median home value	$68,400 → $95,300 (+39.3%)	$32,500 → $43,400 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$436 → $607 (+39.2%)	—

Craigsville

Population

2,3751,584

Median household income

$42,333$28,718

Median home value

$68,400$95,300

Median gross rent

$436$607

Fenwick

Population

15845

Median household income

$33,514$48,393

Median home value

$32,500$43,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craigsville	Fenwick
Under 5	7.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	24.3%	28.9%
65 to 74	24.6%	44.4%
75 and over	7.1%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craigsville	Fenwick
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craigsville	Fenwick
No high school diploma	15.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	48.1%	89.2%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craigsville	Fenwick
Drove alone	82.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craigsville	Fenwick
1-unit, detached	59.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Craigsville	Fenwick
Poverty rate	19.6%	28.9%
Average household size	1.89	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1979	1963