MacArthur vs Sprague

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

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

MacArthur has the higher population (1,287 vs 971 in Sprague). Sprague has the higher median household income ($59,643 vs $26,824 in MacArthur). MacArthur has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $108,900 in Sprague).

Population, income & housing

	MacArthur	Sprague
Population	1,287	971
Median age	53.8 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$26,824	$59,643
Median home value	$126,700	$108,900
Median gross rent	$791	—
Housing units	678	416
Homeownership rate	84.7%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	MacArthur	Sprague
Population	1,680 → 1,287 (-23.4%)	960 → 971 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$24,334 → $26,824 (+10.2%)	$51,620 → $59,643 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$117,800 → $126,700 (+7.6%)	$94,700 → $108,900 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $791 (-7.1%)	$1,068 → $568 (-46.8%)

MacArthur

Population

1,6801,287

Median household income

$24,334$26,824

Median home value

$117,800$126,700

Median gross rent

$851$791

Sprague

Population

960971

Median household income

$51,620$59,643

Median home value

$94,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$1,068$568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	MacArthur	Sprague
Under 5	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.6%	11.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	5.6%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.1%
45 to 54	18.5%	25.2%
55 to 64	5.7%	23.6%
65 to 74	26.5%	24.3%
75 and over	11.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	MacArthur	Sprague
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	MacArthur	Sprague
No high school diploma	15.9%	29.3%
High school graduate	51.1%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	MacArthur	Sprague
Drove alone	92.1%	77.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	MacArthur	Sprague
1-unit, detached	65.6%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.4%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	MacArthur	Sprague
Poverty rate	29.4%	26.8%
Average household size	2.07	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1966	1966