Addison (Webster Springs) vs Cowen

A side-by-side comparison of Addison (Webster Springs) and Cowen: population, income, housing, and more.

Addison (Webster Springs) and Cowen are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Addison (Webster Springs) has the higher population (913 vs 560 in Cowen). Addison (Webster Springs) has the higher median household income ($32,708 vs $30,625 in Cowen). Addison (Webster Springs) has the higher median home value ($98,600 vs $57,300 in Cowen).

Population, income & housing

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
Population	913	560
Median age	41.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$32,708	$30,625
Median home value	$98,600	$57,300
Median gross rent	$512	$753
Housing units	405	250
Homeownership rate	58.6%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	46.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
Population	806 → 913 (+13.3%)	564 → 560 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$28,500 → $32,708 (+14.8%)	$28,438 → $30,625 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $98,600 (+23.3%)	$55,800 → $57,300 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	$486 → $512 (+5.3%)	$474 → $753 (+58.9%)

Addison (Webster Springs)

Population

806913

Median household income

$28,500$32,708

Median home value

$80,000$98,600

Median gross rent

$486$512

Cowen

Population

564560

Median household income

$28,438$30,625

Median home value

$55,800$57,300

Median gross rent

$474$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
Under 5	4.4%	3.4%
5 to 17	21.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	11.1%	18.4%
25 to 34	7.3%	8.2%
35 to 44	9.2%	19.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	5.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.6%
75 and over	11.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	92.5%
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	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
No high school diploma	19.2%	23.7%
High school graduate	42.1%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
Drove alone	67.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	20.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
1-unit, detached	68.1%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	16.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Addison (Webster Springs)	Cowen
Poverty rate	28.1%	31.8%
Average household size	2.84	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1952	1963