MacArthur vs Stanaford

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

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

Stanaford has the higher population (1,327 vs 1,287 in MacArthur). Stanaford has the higher median household income ($46,944 vs $26,824 in MacArthur). Stanaford has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $126,700 in MacArthur).

Population, income & housing

	MacArthur	Stanaford
Population	1,287	1,327
Median age	53.8 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$26,824	$46,944
Median home value	$126,700	$154,700
Median gross rent	$791	$873
Housing units	678	575
Homeownership rate	84.7%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	MacArthur	Stanaford
Population	1,680 → 1,287 (-23.4%)	901 → 1,327 (+47.3%)
Median household income	$24,334 → $26,824 (+10.2%)	$44,074 → $46,944 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$117,800 → $126,700 (+7.6%)	$106,400 → $154,700 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $791 (-7.1%)	$724 → $873 (+20.6%)

MacArthur

Population

1,6801,287

Median household income

$24,334$26,824

Median home value

$117,800$126,700

Median gross rent

$851$791

Stanaford

Population

9011,327

Median household income

$44,074$46,944

Median home value

$106,400$154,700

Median gross rent

$724$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	MacArthur	Stanaford
Under 5	1.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	10.6%	26.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	6.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	8.2%
45 to 54	18.5%	13.3%
55 to 64	5.7%	8.9%
65 to 74	26.5%	30.1%
75 and over	11.0%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	MacArthur	Stanaford
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	MacArthur	Stanaford
No high school diploma	15.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	51.1%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	MacArthur	Stanaford
Drove alone	92.1%	83.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	MacArthur	Stanaford
1-unit, detached	65.6%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.4%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	MacArthur	Stanaford
Poverty rate	29.4%	32.0%
Average household size	2.07	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1966	1970