Craigsville vs Summersville

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

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

Summersville has the higher population (3,397 vs 1,584 in Craigsville). Summersville has the higher median household income ($52,321 vs $28,718 in Craigsville). Summersville has the higher median home value ($210,400 vs $95,300 in Craigsville).

Population, income & housing

	Craigsville	Summersville
Population	1,584	3,397
Median age	59.4 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$28,718	$52,321
Median home value	$95,300	$210,400
Median gross rent	$607	$570
Housing units	961	1,883
Homeownership rate	67.1%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craigsville	Summersville
Population	2,375 → 1,584 (-33.3%)	3,368 → 3,397 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$42,333 → $28,718 (-32.2%)	$38,774 → $52,321 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$68,400 → $95,300 (+39.3%)	$140,400 → $210,400 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$436 → $607 (+39.2%)	$372 → $570 (+53.2%)

Craigsville

Population

2,3751,584

Median household income

$42,333$28,718

Median home value

$68,400$95,300

Median gross rent

$436$607

Summersville

Population

3,3683,397

Median household income

$38,774$52,321

Median home value

$140,400$210,400

Median gross rent

$372$570

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craigsville	Summersville
Under 5	7.4%	1.1%
5 to 17	7.1%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	6.4%	6.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	5.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	24.3%	16.5%
65 to 74	24.6%	18.0%
75 and over	7.1%	22.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craigsville	Summersville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
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%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craigsville	Summersville
No high school diploma	15.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	48.1%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	22.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craigsville	Summersville
Drove alone	82.8%	82.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craigsville	Summersville
1-unit, detached	59.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	20.4%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Craigsville	Summersville
Poverty rate	19.6%	21.0%
Average household size	1.89	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1979	1978