Ceredo vs Kenova

A side-by-side comparison of Ceredo and Kenova: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kenova has the higher population (2,977 vs 1,432 in Ceredo). Kenova has the higher median household income ($53,438 vs $48,184 in Ceredo). Ceredo has the higher median home value ($126,400 vs $98,700 in Kenova).

Population, income & housing

	Ceredo	Kenova
Population	1,432	2,977
Median age	45.4 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,184	$53,438
Median home value	$126,400	$98,700
Median gross rent	$731	$780
Housing units	725	1,528
Homeownership rate	79.8%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ceredo	Kenova
Population	1,128 → 1,432 (+27.0%)	3,027 → 2,977 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$34,205 → $48,184 (+40.9%)	$34,332 → $53,438 (+55.7%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $126,400 (+15.5%)	$71,300 → $98,700 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $731 (-15.8%)	$628 → $780 (+24.2%)

Ceredo

Population

1,1281,432

Median household income

$34,205$48,184

Median home value

$109,400$126,400

Median gross rent

$868$731

Kenova

Population

3,0272,977

Median household income

$34,332$53,438

Median home value

$71,300$98,700

Median gross rent

$628$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ceredo	Kenova
Under 5	2.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	5.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	6.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	16.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	18.2%
75 and over	14.0%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ceredo	Kenova
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	4.3%
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	8.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ceredo	Kenova
No high school diploma	11.3%	6.3%
High school graduate	29.6%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ceredo	Kenova
Drove alone	62.4%	40.9%
Carpooled	18.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	18.8%	44.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ceredo	Kenova
1-unit, detached	72.3%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	5.5%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Ceredo	Kenova
Poverty rate	25.0%	10.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	19	7
Median year structure built	1964	1956