Blennerhassett vs Mineralwells

A side-by-side comparison of Blennerhassett and Mineralwells: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blennerhassett has the higher population (3,229 vs 2,489 in Mineralwells). Blennerhassett has the higher median household income ($85,619 vs $68,940 in Mineralwells). Blennerhassett has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $156,400 in Mineralwells).

Population, income & housing

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
Population	3,229	2,489
Median age	47.0 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,619	$68,940
Median home value	$173,900	$156,400
Median gross rent	$1,137	$927
Housing units	1,249	965
Homeownership rate	94.0%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
Population	3,330 → 3,229 (-3.0%)	2,082 → 2,489 (+19.5%)
Median household income	$57,844 → $85,619 (+48.0%)	$83,000 → $68,940 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $173,900 (+13.1%)	$153,100 → $156,400 (+2.2%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $1,137 (+107.1%)	$798 → $927 (+16.2%)

Blennerhassett

Population

3,3303,229

Median household income

$57,844$85,619

Median home value

$153,700$173,900

Median gross rent

$549$1,137

Mineralwells

Population

2,0822,489

Median household income

$83,000$68,940

Median home value

$153,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$798$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
Under 5	1.5%	14.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.1%
25 to 34	12.1%	17.1%
35 to 44	8.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	5.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.1%
75 and over	13.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	27.0%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
Drove alone	89.7%	85.9%
Carpooled	1.9%	5.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	8.9%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
1-unit, detached	88.2%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Blennerhassett	Mineralwells
Poverty rate	8.4%	11.9%
Average household size	2.88	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1973	1978