Nettie vs Richwood

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

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

Richwood has the higher population (2,617 vs 291 in Nettie). Richwood has the higher median home value ($67,600 vs $45,800 in Nettie). Since 2019, Richwood's population has grown faster (+23.0% vs -33.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Nettie	Richwood
Population	291	2,617
Median age	48.6 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$33,614
Median home value	$45,800	$67,600
Median gross rent	—	$630
Housing units	137	1,301
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	27.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nettie	Richwood
Population	438 → 291 (-33.6%)	2,127 → 2,617 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$41,068 → $23,485 (-42.8%)	$28,641 → $33,614 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$54,300 → $45,800 (-15.7%)	$41,200 → $67,600 (+64.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$549 → $630 (+14.8%)

Nettie

Population

438291

Median household income

$41,068$23,485

Median home value

$54,300$45,800

Richwood

Population

2,1272,617

Median household income

$28,641$33,614

Median home value

$41,200$67,600

Median gross rent

$549$630

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nettie	Richwood
Under 5	18.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	20.6%	16.2%
45 to 54	34.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	16.1%
75 and over	14.1%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nettie	Richwood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nettie	Richwood
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.0%
High school graduate	91.1%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nettie	Richwood
Drove alone	100.0%	60.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	14.1%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nettie	Richwood
1-unit, detached	89.8%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Nettie	Richwood
Poverty rate	64.3%	33.5%
Average household size	2.12	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	1964	1950