Kenova vs Lavalette

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

Kenova and Lavalette 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 795 in Lavalette). Lavalette has the higher median household income ($68,015 vs $53,438 in Kenova). Lavalette has the higher median home value ($214,700 vs $98,700 in Kenova).

Population, income & housing

	Kenova	Lavalette
Population	2,977	795
Median age	51.9 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,438	$68,015
Median home value	$98,700	$214,700
Median gross rent	$780	—
Housing units	1,528	303
Homeownership rate	52.3%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenova	Lavalette
Population	3,027 → 2,977 (-1.7%)	1,356 → 795 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$34,332 → $53,438 (+55.7%)	$70,850 → $68,015 (-4.0%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $98,700 (+38.4%)	$87,200 → $214,700 (+146.2%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $780 (+24.2%)	—

Kenova

Population

3,0272,977

Median household income

$34,332$53,438

Median home value

$71,300$98,700

Median gross rent

$628$780

Lavalette

Population

1,356795

Median household income

$70,850$68,015

Median home value

$87,200$214,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenova	Lavalette
Under 5	4.4%	12.3%
5 to 17	5.1%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	19.6%	20.8%
35 to 44	6.8%	23.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	2.1%
55 to 64	16.2%	3.6%
65 to 74	18.2%	0.0%
75 and over	12.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenova	Lavalette
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	90.4%
Black or African American	4.3%	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	6.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenova	Lavalette
No high school diploma	6.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	50.7%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	42.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenova	Lavalette
Drove alone	40.9%	95.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	0.0%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	44.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenova	Lavalette
1-unit, detached	71.5%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Kenova	Lavalette
Poverty rate	10.4%	1.6%
Average household size	2.04	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	7	21
Median year structure built	1956	1969