Mabscott vs MacArthur

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

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

Mabscott has the higher population (1,488 vs 1,287 in MacArthur). Mabscott has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $26,824 in MacArthur). MacArthur has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $119,100 in Mabscott).

Population, income & housing

	Mabscott	MacArthur
Population	1,488	1,287
Median age	37.4 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$26,824
Median home value	$119,100	$126,700
Median gross rent	$988	$791
Housing units	678	678
Homeownership rate	71.6%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mabscott	MacArthur
Population	1,477 → 1,488 (+0.7%)	1,680 → 1,287 (-23.4%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $58,125 (+49.0%)	$24,334 → $26,824 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $119,100 (+36.0%)	$117,800 → $126,700 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $988 (+43.6%)	$851 → $791 (-7.1%)

Mabscott

Population

1,4771,488

Median household income

$39,000$58,125

Median home value

$87,600$119,100

Median gross rent

$688$988

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)

	Mabscott	MacArthur
Under 5	12.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	10.6%
18 to 24	4.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	18.5%
55 to 64	8.4%	5.7%
65 to 74	16.3%	26.5%
75 and over	6.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mabscott	MacArthur
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	92.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mabscott	MacArthur
No high school diploma	13.9%	15.9%
High school graduate	33.4%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mabscott	MacArthur
Drove alone	85.8%	92.1%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	7.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mabscott	MacArthur
1-unit, detached	88.1%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	34.4%

Poverty & households

	Mabscott	MacArthur
Poverty rate	13.0%	29.4%
Average household size	2.79	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1966	1966