Adrian vs Buckhannon

A side-by-side comparison of Adrian and Buckhannon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buckhannon has the higher population (5,144 vs 120 in Adrian). Buckhannon has the higher median home value ($152,000 vs $114,100 in Adrian). Since 2019, Buckhannon's population has grown faster (-6.2% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Adrian	Buckhannon
Population	120	5,144
Median age	55.3 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,720
Median home value	$114,100	$152,000
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	114	2,217
Homeownership rate	100.0%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adrian	Buckhannon
Population	130 → 120 (-7.7%)	5,486 → 5,144 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$14,598 → $25,521 (+74.8%)	$39,709 → $48,720 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $114,100 (+28.5%)	$134,500 → $152,000 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$676 → $800 (+18.3%)

Adrian

Population

130120

Median household income

$14,598$25,521

Median home value

$88,800$114,100

Buckhannon

Population

5,4865,144

Median household income

$39,709$48,720

Median home value

$134,500$152,000

Median gross rent

$676$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adrian	Buckhannon
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.0%	11.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	27.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	49.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.1%
75 and over	14.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adrian	Buckhannon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adrian	Buckhannon
No high school diploma	53.9%	10.6%
High school graduate	30.4%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	7.8%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adrian	Buckhannon
Drove alone	100.0%	61.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adrian	Buckhannon
1-unit, detached	68.4%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	31.6%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Adrian	Buckhannon
Poverty rate	38.3%	24.6%
Average household size	1.62	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1988	1955