Bartow vs Marlinton

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

Bartow 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 74 in Bartow). Bartow has the higher median home value ($196,900 vs $90,500 in Marlinton). Since 2019, Marlinton's population has grown faster (-17.1% vs -37.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Bartow	Marlinton
Population	74	1,050
Median age	63.5 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,386
Median home value	$196,900	$90,500
Median gross rent	—	$703
Housing units	49	556
Homeownership rate	75.8%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bartow	Marlinton
Population	118 → 74 (-37.3%)	1,266 → 1,050 (-17.1%)
Median household income	—	$31,607 → $42,386 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$151,400 → $196,900 (+30.1%)	$56,700 → $90,500 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $703 (+8.2%)

Bartow

Population

11874

Median home value

$151,400$196,900

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)

	Bartow	Marlinton
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	9.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	3.0%
45 to 54	27.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	2.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	40.5%	11.0%
75 and over	8.1%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bartow	Marlinton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	24.3%	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+

	Bartow	Marlinton
No high school diploma	19.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	43.3%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bartow	Marlinton
Drove alone	64.5%	60.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	31.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	29.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bartow	Marlinton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Bartow	Marlinton
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1942	1961