East Dailey vs Elkins

A side-by-side comparison of East Dailey and Elkins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkins has the higher population (6,875 vs 320 in East Dailey). East Dailey has the higher median household income ($106,306 vs $47,746 in Elkins). East Dailey has the higher median home value ($216,700 vs $130,500 in Elkins).

Population, income & housing

	East Dailey	Elkins
Population	320	6,875
Median age	54.1 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$106,306	$47,746
Median home value	$216,700	$130,500
Median gross rent	—	$897
Housing units	224	3,382
Homeownership rate	89.4%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.8%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dailey	Elkins
Population	712 → 320 (-55.1%)	7,072 → 6,875 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$46,536 → $106,306 (+128.4%)	$38,506 → $47,746 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$145,300 → $216,700 (+49.1%)	$122,800 → $130,500 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$631 → $897 (+42.2%)

East Dailey

Population

712320

Median household income

$46,536$106,306

Median home value

$145,300$216,700

Elkins

Population

7,0726,875

Median household income

$38,506$47,746

Median home value

$122,800$130,500

Median gross rent

$631$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dailey	Elkins
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	13.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	14.5%
25 to 34	5.3%	16.2%
35 to 44	23.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	23.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	20.0%	7.5%
75 and over	6.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dailey	Elkins
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
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	0.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dailey	Elkins
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.9%
High school graduate	18.3%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	5.1%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	45.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dailey	Elkins
Drove alone	94.1%	67.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dailey	Elkins
1-unit, detached	95.1%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	East Dailey	Elkins
Poverty rate	6.6%	16.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	1938	1953