Davis vs St. George

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

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

Davis has the higher population (796 vs 145 in St. George). St. George has the higher median household income ($87,557 vs $46,488 in Davis). St. George has the higher median home value ($801,100 vs $122,300 in Davis).

Population, income & housing

	Davis	St. George
Population	796	145
Median age	49.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,488	$87,557
Median home value	$122,300	$801,100
Median gross rent	$528	—
Housing units	426	55
Homeownership rate	78.7%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis	St. George
Population	674 → 796 (+18.1%)	161 → 145 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$45,139 → $46,488 (+3.0%)	$31,029 → $87,557 (+182.2%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $122,300 (+7.5%)	$241,700 → $801,100 (+231.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $528 (-21.8%)	—

Davis

Population

674796

Median household income

$45,139$46,488

Median home value

$113,800$122,300

Median gross rent

$675$528

St. George

Population

161145

Median household income

$31,029$87,557

Median home value

$241,700$801,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davis	St. George
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.2%	30.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	33.1%
45 to 54	16.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	18.6%	4.8%
75 and over	5.9%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis	St. George
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis	St. George
No high school diploma	7.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	49.8%	66.3%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis	St. George
Drove alone	83.2%	68.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	5.5%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis	St. George
1-unit, detached	77.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Davis	St. George
Poverty rate	15.2%	17.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	38
Median year structure built	1968	1996