Fort Gay vs Kenova

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

Fort Gay 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 459 in Fort Gay). Kenova has the higher median household income ($53,438 vs $27,679 in Fort Gay). Kenova has the higher median home value ($98,700 vs $58,100 in Fort Gay).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Gay	Kenova
Population	459	2,977
Median age	47.1 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$27,679	$53,438
Median home value	$58,100	$98,700
Median gross rent	$671	$780
Housing units	371	1,528
Homeownership rate	41.4%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Gay	Kenova
Population	891 → 459 (-48.5%)	3,027 → 2,977 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$16,594 → $27,679 (+66.8%)	$34,332 → $53,438 (+55.7%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $58,100 (-27.4%)	$71,300 → $98,700 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $671 (+19.0%)	$628 → $780 (+24.2%)

Fort Gay

Population

891459

Median household income

$16,594$27,679

Median home value

$80,000$58,100

Median gross rent

$564$671

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)

	Fort Gay	Kenova
Under 5	2.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.0%	5.1%
18 to 24	0.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	19.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	6.8%
45 to 54	18.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.6%	18.2%
75 and over	8.9%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Gay	Kenova
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.4%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Gay	Kenova
No high school diploma	19.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	52.3%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Gay	Kenova
Drove alone	88.8%	40.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.0%	44.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	4.5%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Gay	Kenova
1-unit, detached	50.7%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.7%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Fort Gay	Kenova
Poverty rate	35.7%	10.4%
Average household size	2.01	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	34	7
Median year structure built	1984	1956