Camden-on-Gauley vs Cowen

A side-by-side comparison of Camden-on-Gauley and Cowen: population, income, housing, and more.

Camden-on-Gauley 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 154 in Camden-on-Gauley). Camden-on-Gauley has the higher median household income ($52,656 vs $30,625 in Cowen). Camden-on-Gauley has the higher median home value ($90,400 vs $57,300 in Cowen).

Population, income & housing

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
Population	154	560
Median age	48.0 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,656	$30,625
Median home value	$90,400	$57,300
Median gross rent	—	$753
Housing units	71	250
Homeownership rate	90.4%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	18.2%	46.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
Population	182 → 154 (-15.4%)	564 → 560 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $52,656 (+65.2%)	$28,438 → $30,625 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$48,800 → $90,400 (+85.2%)	$55,800 → $57,300 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$474 → $753 (+58.9%)

Camden-on-Gauley

Population

182154

Median household income

$31,875$52,656

Median home value

$48,800$90,400

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)

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
Under 5	3.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	11.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	7.1%	19.1%
45 to 54	22.1%	5.7%
55 to 64	27.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	1.3%	11.6%
75 and over	5.2%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
White (non-Hispanic)	61.7%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	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	36.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
No high school diploma	3.4%	23.7%
High school graduate	45.3%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
Drove alone	83.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	2.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
1-unit, detached	81.7%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Camden-on-Gauley	Cowen
Poverty rate	25.5%	31.8%
Average household size	2.96	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	38	17
Median year structure built	1978	1963