Bergoo vs Cowen

A side-by-side comparison of Bergoo and Cowen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cowen has the higher population (560 vs 29 in Bergoo). Bergoo has the higher median home value ($58,800 vs $57,300 in Cowen). Since 2019, Cowen's population has grown faster (-0.7% vs -46.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Bergoo	Cowen
Population	29	560
Median age	80.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$30,625
Median home value	$58,800	$57,300
Median gross rent	—	$753
Housing units	126	250
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	—	46.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bergoo	Cowen
Population	54 → 29 (-46.3%)	564 → 560 (-0.7%)
Median household income	—	$28,438 → $30,625 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $58,800 (+488.1%)	$55,800 → $57,300 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$474 → $753 (+58.9%)

Bergoo

Population

5429

Median home value

$9,999$58,800

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)

	Bergoo	Cowen
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	27.6%	11.6%
75 and over	72.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bergoo	Cowen
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bergoo	Cowen
No high school diploma	0.0%	23.7%
High school graduate	100.0%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bergoo	Cowen
Drove alone	—	81.1%
Carpooled	—	7.8%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	11.1%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bergoo	Cowen
1-unit, detached	73.0%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.0%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Bergoo	Cowen
Poverty rate	27.6%	31.8%
Average household size	1.21	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1938	1963