Parsons vs St. George

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

Parsons 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.

Parsons has the higher population (1,481 vs 145 in St. George). St. George has the higher median household income ($87,557 vs $44,375 in Parsons). St. George has the higher median home value ($801,100 vs $101,500 in Parsons).

Population, income & housing

	Parsons	St. George
Population	1,481	145
Median age	46.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,375	$87,557
Median home value	$101,500	$801,100
Median gross rent	$808	—
Housing units	661	55
Homeownership rate	72.5%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parsons	St. George
Population	1,592 → 1,481 (-7.0%)	161 → 145 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $44,375 (-5.3%)	$31,029 → $87,557 (+182.2%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $101,500 (+24.4%)	$241,700 → $801,100 (+231.4%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $808 (+50.2%)	—

Parsons

Population

1,5921,481

Median household income

$46,875$44,375

Median home value

$81,600$101,500

Median gross rent

$538$808

St. George

Population

161145

Median household income

$31,029$87,557

Median home value

$241,700$801,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parsons	St. George
Under 5	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	30.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	33.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.2%
55 to 64	17.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	4.8%
75 and over	10.9%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parsons	St. George
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	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	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parsons	St. George
No high school diploma	16.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	48.4%	66.3%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parsons	St. George
Drove alone	72.2%	68.1%
Carpooled	17.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	5.5%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parsons	St. George
1-unit, detached	71.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Parsons	St. George
Poverty rate	21.3%	17.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	35	38
Median year structure built	1970	1996