Durbin vs Marlinton

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

Durbin 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 275 in Durbin). Durbin has the higher median household income ($44,500 vs $42,386 in Marlinton). Marlinton has the higher median home value ($90,500 vs $77,900 in Durbin).

Population, income & housing

	Durbin	Marlinton
Population	275	1,050
Median age	53.9 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,500	$42,386
Median home value	$77,900	$90,500
Median gross rent	—	$703
Housing units	159	556
Homeownership rate	83.3%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durbin	Marlinton
Population	255 → 275 (+7.8%)	1,266 → 1,050 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$36,429 → $44,500 (+22.2%)	$31,607 → $42,386 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$67,100 → $77,900 (+16.1%)	$56,700 → $90,500 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $505 (-14.1%)	$650 → $703 (+8.2%)

Durbin

Population

255275

Median household income

$36,429$44,500

Median home value

$67,100$77,900

Median gross rent

$588$505

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)

	Durbin	Marlinton
Under 5	2.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	0.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	13.4%
25 to 34	5.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	18.9%	3.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	25.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.0%
75 and over	9.5%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durbin	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+

	Durbin	Marlinton
No high school diploma	17.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	59.5%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	11.6%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durbin	Marlinton
Drove alone	71.7%	60.0%
Carpooled	1.4%	31.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.4%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durbin	Marlinton
1-unit, detached	79.2%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Durbin	Marlinton
Poverty rate	12.4%	26.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	1947	1961