Bradley vs MacArthur

A side-by-side comparison of Bradley and MacArthur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bradley has the higher population (1,429 vs 1,287 in MacArthur). Bradley has the higher median household income ($58,984 vs $26,824 in MacArthur). MacArthur has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $88,600 in Bradley).

Population, income & housing

	Bradley	MacArthur
Population	1,429	1,287
Median age	36.8 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,984	$26,824
Median home value	$88,600	$126,700
Median gross rent	$826	$791
Housing units	644	678
Homeownership rate	65.7%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradley	MacArthur
Population	1,741 → 1,429 (-17.9%)	1,680 → 1,287 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$36,023 → $58,984 (+63.7%)	$24,334 → $26,824 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$115,400 → $88,600 (-23.2%)	$117,800 → $126,700 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $826 (+19.9%)	$851 → $791 (-7.1%)

Bradley

Population

1,7411,429

Median household income

$36,023$58,984

Median home value

$115,400$88,600

Median gross rent

$689$826

MacArthur

Population

1,6801,287

Median household income

$24,334$26,824

Median home value

$117,800$126,700

Median gross rent

$851$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradley	MacArthur
Under 5	6.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	5.8%	10.6%
18 to 24	14.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	22.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	5.1%	10.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	18.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	5.7%
65 to 74	13.8%	26.5%
75 and over	9.4%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradley	MacArthur
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradley	MacArthur
No high school diploma	23.3%	15.9%
High school graduate	36.8%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradley	MacArthur
Drove alone	75.7%	92.1%
Carpooled	15.4%	0.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradley	MacArthur
1-unit, detached	42.5%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.6%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Bradley	MacArthur
Poverty rate	14.8%	29.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1978	1966