New Martinsville vs Paden City

A side-by-side comparison of New Martinsville and Paden City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Martinsville has the higher population (5,175 vs 2,529 in Paden City). Paden City has the higher median household income ($53,871 vs $51,226 in New Martinsville). New Martinsville has the higher median home value ($112,600 vs $102,100 in Paden City).

Population, income & housing

	New Martinsville	Paden City
Population	5,175	2,529
Median age	44.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,226	$53,871
Median home value	$112,600	$102,100
Median gross rent	$718	$830
Housing units	2,418	1,193
Homeownership rate	75.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Martinsville	Paden City
Population	5,162 → 5,175 (+0.3%)	3,089 → 2,529 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$43,953 → $51,226 (+16.5%)	$47,563 → $53,871 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $112,600 (+17.3%)	$84,800 → $102,100 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $718 (-1.8%)	$813 → $830 (+2.1%)

New Martinsville

Population

5,1625,175

Median household income

$43,953$51,226

Median home value

$96,000$112,600

Median gross rent

$731$718

Paden City

Population

3,0892,529

Median household income

$47,563$53,871

Median home value

$84,800$102,100

Median gross rent

$813$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Martinsville	Paden City
Under 5	5.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.7%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	9.6%
75 and over	10.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Martinsville	Paden City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	98.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Martinsville	Paden City
No high school diploma	6.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	46.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Martinsville	Paden City
Drove alone	83.1%	81.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	1.4%
Other means	0.3%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Martinsville	Paden City
1-unit, detached	68.6%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	1.1%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	New Martinsville	Paden City
Poverty rate	18.8%	11.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1963	1957