Hendricks vs Parsons

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

Hendricks 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 391 in Hendricks). Hendricks has the higher median household income ($50,938 vs $44,375 in Parsons). Hendricks has the higher median home value ($126,900 vs $101,500 in Parsons).

Population, income & housing

	Hendricks	Parsons
Population	391	1,481
Median age	51.2 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,938	$44,375
Median home value	$126,900	$101,500
Median gross rent	$675	$808
Housing units	189	661
Homeownership rate	90.9%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hendricks	Parsons
Population	315 → 391 (+24.1%)	1,592 → 1,481 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$42,955 → $50,938 (+18.6%)	$46,875 → $44,375 (-5.3%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $126,900 (+37.2%)	$81,600 → $101,500 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $675 (+0.6%)	$538 → $808 (+50.2%)

Hendricks

Population

315391

Median household income

$42,955$50,938

Median home value

$92,500$126,900

Median gross rent

$671$675

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)

	Hendricks	Parsons
Under 5	8.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.5%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.2%	17.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.9%
75 and over	21.5%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hendricks	Parsons
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	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	3.3%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hendricks	Parsons
No high school diploma	17.6%	16.5%
High school graduate	53.0%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hendricks	Parsons
Drove alone	77.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	15.6%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hendricks	Parsons
1-unit, detached	91.5%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Hendricks	Parsons
Poverty rate	9.0%	21.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1938	1970