Daniels vs MacArthur

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

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

Daniels has the higher population (1,542 vs 1,287 in MacArthur). Daniels has the higher median household income ($52,100 vs $26,824 in MacArthur). Daniels has the higher median home value ($182,100 vs $126,700 in MacArthur).

Population, income & housing

	Daniels	MacArthur
Population	1,542	1,287
Median age	46.2 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,100	$26,824
Median home value	$182,100	$126,700
Median gross rent	—	$791
Housing units	887	678
Homeownership rate	90.2%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daniels	MacArthur
Population	1,869 → 1,542 (-17.5%)	1,680 → 1,287 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$36,315 → $52,100 (+43.5%)	$24,334 → $26,824 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $182,100 (+55.4%)	$117,800 → $126,700 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $596 (+0.2%)	$851 → $791 (-7.1%)

Daniels

Population

1,8691,542

Median household income

$36,315$52,100

Median home value

$117,200$182,100

Median gross rent

$595$596

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)

	Daniels	MacArthur
Under 5	3.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	9.0%	10.6%
18 to 24	14.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	18.5%
55 to 64	19.5%	5.7%
65 to 74	12.5%	26.5%
75 and over	9.3%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daniels	MacArthur
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
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%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daniels	MacArthur
No high school diploma	18.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	29.0%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daniels	MacArthur
Drove alone	94.6%	92.1%
Carpooled	0.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daniels	MacArthur
1-unit, detached	86.5%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Daniels	MacArthur
Poverty rate	24.1%	29.4%
Average household size	1.93	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1976	1966