Arthurdale vs Terra Alta

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

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

Terra Alta has the higher population (1,992 vs 755 in Arthurdale). Arthurdale has the higher median household income ($78,070 vs $50,035 in Terra Alta). Arthurdale has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $95,900 in Terra Alta).

Population, income & housing

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
Population	755	1,992
Median age	49.4 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,070	$50,035
Median home value	$159,000	$95,900
Median gross rent	—	$744
Housing units	335	771
Homeownership rate	100.0%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
Population	1,368 → 755 (-44.8%)	1,736 → 1,992 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$56,607 → $78,070 (+37.9%)	$34,632 → $50,035 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $159,000 (+43.5%)	$66,100 → $95,900 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$624 → $744 (+19.2%)

Arthurdale

Population

1,368755

Median household income

$56,607$78,070

Median home value

$110,800$159,000

Terra Alta

Population

1,7361,992

Median household income

$34,632$50,035

Median home value

$66,100$95,900

Median gross rent

$624$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
Under 5	0.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.4%	22.0%
18 to 24	15.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	4.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	17.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	20.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.3%
75 and over	2.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
No high school diploma	7.4%	21.9%
High school graduate	41.3%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
Drove alone	74.8%	76.7%
Carpooled	6.0%	16.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	9.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
1-unit, detached	53.1%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	46.9%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Arthurdale	Terra Alta
Poverty rate	9.4%	33.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1988	1965