Harman vs Valley Head

A side-by-side comparison of Harman and Valley Head: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harman has the higher population (116 vs 107 in Valley Head). Harman has the higher median home value ($93,300 vs $74,400 in Valley Head). Since 2019, Harman's population has grown faster (+12.6% vs -40.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Harman	Valley Head
Population	116	107
Median age	50.0 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	—
Median home value	$93,300	$74,400
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	66	100
Homeownership rate	63.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.1%	3.7%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harman	Valley Head
Population	103 → 116 (+12.6%)	181 → 107 (-40.9%)
Median household income	$23,571 → $30,625 (+29.9%)	—
Median home value	$109,700 → $93,300 (-14.9%)	$33,500 → $74,400 (+122.1%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $618 (-7.6%)	—

Harman

Population

103116

Median household income

$23,571$30,625

Median home value

$109,700$93,300

Median gross rent

$669$618

Valley Head

Population

181107

Median home value

$33,500$74,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harman	Valley Head
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	35.3%	54.2%
55 to 64	23.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	21.5%
75 and over	4.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harman	Valley Head
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harman	Valley Head
No high school diploma	24.5%	15.0%
High school graduate	43.9%	59.8%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harman	Valley Head
Drove alone	65.9%	61.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.5%	38.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harman	Valley Head
1-unit, detached	62.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harman	Valley Head
Poverty rate	27.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.15	1.23
Mean commute (minutes)	38	—
Median year structure built	1960	1968