Arthurdale vs Kingwood

A side-by-side comparison of Arthurdale and Kingwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kingwood has the higher population (2,980 vs 755 in Arthurdale). Arthurdale has the higher median household income ($78,070 vs $67,411 in Kingwood). Kingwood has the higher median home value ($162,700 vs $159,000 in Arthurdale).

Population, income & housing

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
Population	755	2,980
Median age	49.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,070	$67,411
Median home value	$159,000	$162,700
Median gross rent	—	$636
Housing units	335	1,527
Homeownership rate	100.0%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
Population	1,368 → 755 (-44.8%)	3,056 → 2,980 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$56,607 → $78,070 (+37.9%)	$53,116 → $67,411 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $159,000 (+43.5%)	$132,000 → $162,700 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$563 → $636 (+13.0%)

Arthurdale

Population

1,368755

Median household income

$56,607$78,070

Median home value

$110,800$159,000

Kingwood

Population

3,0562,980

Median household income

$53,116$67,411

Median home value

$132,000$162,700

Median gross rent

$563$636

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
Under 5	0.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	15.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	4.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	17.7%	15.2%
55 to 64	20.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	11.3%
75 and over	2.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
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%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.9%
High school graduate	41.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
Drove alone	74.8%	79.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
1-unit, detached	53.1%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	46.9%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Arthurdale	Kingwood
Poverty rate	9.4%	15.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1988	1970