Daniels vs Sophia

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

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

Sophia has the higher population (1,654 vs 1,542 in Daniels). Daniels has the higher median household income ($52,100 vs $34,498 in Sophia). Daniels has the higher median home value ($182,100 vs $112,900 in Sophia).

Population, income & housing

	Daniels	Sophia
Population	1,542	1,654
Median age	46.2 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,100	$34,498
Median home value	$182,100	$112,900
Median gross rent	—	$782
Housing units	887	788
Homeownership rate	90.2%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daniels	Sophia
Population	1,869 → 1,542 (-17.5%)	1,109 → 1,654 (+49.1%)
Median household income	$36,315 → $52,100 (+43.5%)	$26,955 → $34,498 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $182,100 (+55.4%)	$76,000 → $112,900 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $596 (+0.2%)	$690 → $782 (+13.3%)

Daniels

Population

1,8691,542

Median household income

$36,315$52,100

Median home value

$117,200$182,100

Median gross rent

$595$596

Sophia

Population

1,1091,654

Median household income

$26,955$34,498

Median home value

$76,000$112,900

Median gross rent

$690$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daniels	Sophia
Under 5	3.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	9.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	14.3%	13.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	8.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	19.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.2%
75 and over	9.3%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daniels	Sophia
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	95.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daniels	Sophia
No high school diploma	18.6%	25.1%
High school graduate	29.0%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daniels	Sophia
Drove alone	94.6%	86.7%
Carpooled	0.2%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daniels	Sophia
1-unit, detached	86.5%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Daniels	Sophia
Poverty rate	24.1%	25.6%
Average household size	1.93	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1976	1969