Sprague vs Stanaford

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

Sprague 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 971 in Sprague). Sprague has the higher median household income ($59,643 vs $46,944 in Stanaford). Stanaford has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $108,900 in Sprague).

Population, income & housing

	Sprague	Stanaford
Population	971	1,327
Median age	54.7 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,643	$46,944
Median home value	$108,900	$154,700
Median gross rent	—	$873
Housing units	416	575
Homeownership rate	92.5%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sprague	Stanaford
Population	960 → 971 (+1.1%)	901 → 1,327 (+47.3%)
Median household income	$51,620 → $59,643 (+15.5%)	$44,074 → $46,944 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $108,900 (+15.0%)	$106,400 → $154,700 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,068 → $568 (-46.8%)	$724 → $873 (+20.6%)

Sprague

Population

960971

Median household income

$51,620$59,643

Median home value

$94,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$1,068$568

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)

	Sprague	Stanaford
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	11.7%	26.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.6%	6.1%
35 to 44	8.1%	8.2%
45 to 54	25.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	23.6%	8.9%
65 to 74	24.3%	30.1%
75 and over	1.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sprague	Stanaford
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	93.5%
Black or African American	10.4%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sprague	Stanaford
No high school diploma	29.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sprague	Stanaford
Drove alone	77.4%	83.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sprague	Stanaford
1-unit, detached	81.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Sprague	Stanaford
Poverty rate	26.8%	32.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1966	1970