Hambleton vs Parsons

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

Hambleton 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 204 in Hambleton). Hambleton has the higher median household income ($45,938 vs $44,375 in Parsons). Parsons has the higher median home value ($101,500 vs $96,000 in Hambleton).

Population, income & housing

	Hambleton	Parsons
Population	204	1,481
Median age	55.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,938	$44,375
Median home value	$96,000	$101,500
Median gross rent	—	$808
Housing units	110	661
Homeownership rate	92.3%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.3%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hambleton	Parsons
Population	169 → 204 (+20.7%)	1,592 → 1,481 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$35,179 → $45,938 (+30.6%)	$46,875 → $44,375 (-5.3%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $96,000 (+32.8%)	$81,600 → $101,500 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $808 (+50.2%)

Hambleton

Population

169204

Median household income

$35,179$45,938

Median home value

$72,300$96,000

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)

	Hambleton	Parsons
Under 5	0.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.3%
25 to 34	2.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	17.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	12.9%
75 and over	20.6%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hambleton	Parsons
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	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	3.4%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hambleton	Parsons
No high school diploma	10.6%	16.5%
High school graduate	58.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hambleton	Parsons
Drove alone	86.1%	72.2%
Carpooled	2.5%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hambleton	Parsons
1-unit, detached	90.0%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Hambleton	Parsons
Poverty rate	7.1%	21.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	35
Median year structure built	1976	1970