Arbovale vs Marlinton

A side-by-side comparison of Arbovale and Marlinton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marlinton has the higher population (1,050 vs 155 in Arbovale). Since 2019, Arbovale's population has grown faster (+2.0% vs -17.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Arbovale	Marlinton
Population	155	1,050
Median age	29.0 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,386
Median home value	—	$90,500
Median gross rent	—	$703
Housing units	85	556
Homeownership rate	75.0%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arbovale	Marlinton
Population	152 → 155 (+2.0%)	1,266 → 1,050 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$45,063 → $52,692 (+16.9%)	$31,607 → $42,386 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$128,800 → $156,000 (+21.1%)	$56,700 → $90,500 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $703 (+8.2%)

Arbovale

Population

152155

Median household income

$45,063$52,692

Median home value

$128,800$156,000

Marlinton

Population

1,2661,050

Median household income

$31,607$42,386

Median home value

$56,700$90,500

Median gross rent

$650$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arbovale	Marlinton
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	34.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.0%
45 to 54	14.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	23.9%	11.0%
75 and over	0.0%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arbovale	Marlinton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
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%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arbovale	Marlinton
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	78.5%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arbovale	Marlinton
Drove alone	80.6%	60.0%
Carpooled	19.4%	31.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arbovale	Marlinton
1-unit, detached	90.6%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Arbovale	Marlinton
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.3%
Average household size	2.77	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1971	1961