Mabscott vs Sophia

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

Mabscott 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 1,488 in Mabscott). Mabscott has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $34,498 in Sophia). Mabscott has the higher median home value ($119,100 vs $112,900 in Sophia).

Population, income & housing

	Mabscott	Sophia
Population	1,488	1,654
Median age	37.4 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$34,498
Median home value	$119,100	$112,900
Median gross rent	$988	$782
Housing units	678	788
Homeownership rate	71.6%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mabscott	Sophia
Population	1,477 → 1,488 (+0.7%)	1,109 → 1,654 (+49.1%)
Median household income	$39,000 → $58,125 (+49.0%)	$26,955 → $34,498 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $119,100 (+36.0%)	$76,000 → $112,900 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $988 (+43.6%)	$690 → $782 (+13.3%)

Mabscott

Population

1,4771,488

Median household income

$39,000$58,125

Median home value

$87,600$119,100

Median gross rent

$688$988

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)

	Mabscott	Sophia
Under 5	12.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	10.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	13.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	8.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	8.4%	17.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	10.2%
75 and over	6.5%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mabscott	Sophia
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	95.5%
Black or African American	2.4%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mabscott	Sophia
No high school diploma	13.9%	25.1%
High school graduate	33.4%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mabscott	Sophia
Drove alone	85.8%	86.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mabscott	Sophia
1-unit, detached	88.1%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Mabscott	Sophia
Poverty rate	13.0%	25.6%
Average household size	2.79	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1966	1969