Albright vs Newburg

A side-by-side comparison of Albright and Newburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Albright has the higher population (294 vs 225 in Newburg). Albright has the higher median household income ($55,714 vs $49,559 in Newburg). Since 2019, Albright's population has grown faster (-11.7% vs -32.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Albright	Newburg
Population	294	225
Median age	29.4 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,714	$49,559
Median home value	—	$45,600
Median gross rent	$1,018	$875
Housing units	150	124
Homeownership rate	46.4%	86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albright	Newburg
Population	333 → 294 (-11.7%)	334 → 225 (-32.6%)
Median household income	$46,953 → $55,714 (+18.7%)	$48,750 → $49,559 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $34,700 (-33.9%)	$61,700 → $45,600 (-26.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,018 (+56.6%)	$625 → $875 (+40.0%)

Albright

Population

333294

Median household income

$46,953$55,714

Median home value

$52,500$34,700

Median gross rent

$650$1,018

Newburg

Population

334225

Median household income

$48,750$49,559

Median home value

$61,700$45,600

Median gross rent

$625$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albright	Newburg
Under 5	7.1%	1.3%
5 to 17	7.1%	11.6%
18 to 24	15.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	31.0%	13.3%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	30.7%
65 to 74	5.8%	14.2%
75 and over	6.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albright	Newburg
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albright	Newburg
No high school diploma	33.8%	16.8%
High school graduate	53.6%	61.6%
Some college or associate's	9.7%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albright	Newburg
Drove alone	75.6%	86.3%
Carpooled	3.2%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albright	Newburg
1-unit, detached	65.3%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.0%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Albright	Newburg
Poverty rate	21.1%	12.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	58
Median year structure built	1948	1938