Craigsville vs Nettie

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

Craigsville and Nettie 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 291 in Nettie). Craigsville has the higher median home value ($95,300 vs $45,800 in Nettie).

Population, income & housing

	Craigsville	Nettie
Population	1,584	291
Median age	59.4 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$28,718	—
Median home value	$95,300	$45,800
Median gross rent	$607	—
Housing units	961	137
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	Nettie
Population	2,375 → 1,584 (-33.3%)	438 → 291 (-33.6%)
Median household income	$42,333 → $28,718 (-32.2%)	$41,068 → $23,485 (-42.8%)
Median home value	$68,400 → $95,300 (+39.3%)	$54,300 → $45,800 (-15.7%)
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

Nettie

Population

438291

Median household income

$41,068$23,485

Median home value

$54,300$45,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craigsville	Nettie
Under 5	7.4%	18.6%
5 to 17	7.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	20.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	34.4%
55 to 64	24.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	24.6%	12.4%
75 and over	7.1%	14.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craigsville	Nettie
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	Nettie
No high school diploma	15.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.1%	91.1%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	8.9%
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	Nettie
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	Nettie
1-unit, detached	59.1%	89.8%
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%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Craigsville	Nettie
Poverty rate	19.6%	64.3%
Average household size	1.89	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1979	1964