Frank vs Marlinton

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

Frank 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 193 in Frank). Marlinton has the higher median home value ($90,500 vs $53,300 in Frank). Since 2019, Frank's population has grown faster (+96.9% vs -17.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Frank	Marlinton
Population	193	1,050
Median age	18.6 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,386
Median home value	$53,300	$90,500
Median gross rent	—	$703
Housing units	55	556
Homeownership rate	75.0%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frank	Marlinton
Population	98 → 193 (+96.9%)	1,266 → 1,050 (-17.1%)
Median household income	—	$31,607 → $42,386 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $53,300 (-3.1%)	$56,700 → $90,500 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $703 (+8.2%)

Frank

Population

98193

Median home value

$55,000$53,300

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)

	Frank	Marlinton
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	36.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	22.3%	13.4%
25 to 34	6.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	24.9%	3.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	6.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	3.1%	11.0%
75 and over	0.0%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frank	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+

	Frank	Marlinton
No high school diploma	22.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	41.3%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frank	Marlinton
Drove alone	100.0%	60.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	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)

	Frank	Marlinton
1-unit, detached	85.5%	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	14.5%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Frank	Marlinton
Poverty rate	38.3%	26.3%
Average household size	4.83	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1938	1961