Davis vs Parsons

A side-by-side comparison of Davis and Parsons: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parsons has the higher population (1,481 vs 796 in Davis). Davis has the higher median household income ($46,488 vs $44,375 in Parsons). Davis has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $101,500 in Parsons).

Population, income & housing

	Davis	Parsons
Population	796	1,481
Median age	49.6 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,488	$44,375
Median home value	$122,300	$101,500
Median gross rent	$528	$808
Housing units	426	661
Homeownership rate	78.7%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis	Parsons
Population	674 → 796 (+18.1%)	1,592 → 1,481 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$45,139 → $46,488 (+3.0%)	$46,875 → $44,375 (-5.3%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $122,300 (+7.5%)	$81,600 → $101,500 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $528 (-21.8%)	$538 → $808 (+50.2%)

Davis

Population

674796

Median household income

$45,139$46,488

Median home value

$113,800$122,300

Median gross rent

$675$528

Parsons

Population

1,5921,481

Median household income

$46,875$44,375

Median home value

$81,600$101,500

Median gross rent

$538$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davis	Parsons
Under 5	3.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	16.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	17.4%
65 to 74	18.6%	12.9%
75 and over	5.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis	Parsons
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	93.0%
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	2.1%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis	Parsons
No high school diploma	7.5%	16.5%
High school graduate	49.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis	Parsons
Drove alone	83.2%	72.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis	Parsons
1-unit, detached	77.9%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Davis	Parsons
Poverty rate	15.2%	21.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1968	1970