Blennerhassett vs Williamstown

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

Blennerhassett and Williamstown 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 2,977 in Williamstown). Blennerhassett has the higher median household income ($85,619 vs $75,577 in Williamstown). Blennerhassett has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $164,100 in Williamstown).

Population, income & housing

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
Population	3,229	2,977
Median age	47.0 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,619	$75,577
Median home value	$173,900	$164,100
Median gross rent	$1,137	$848
Housing units	1,249	1,571
Homeownership rate	94.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
Population	3,330 → 3,229 (-3.0%)	2,915 → 2,977 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$57,844 → $85,619 (+48.0%)	$68,182 → $75,577 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $173,900 (+13.1%)	$141,000 → $164,100 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $1,137 (+107.1%)	$747 → $848 (+13.5%)

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

Williamstown

Population

2,9152,977

Median household income

$68,182$75,577

Median home value

$141,000$164,100

Median gross rent

$747$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
Under 5	1.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	3.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	14.3%
55 to 64	16.1%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	18.1%
75 and over	13.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	97.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
No high school diploma	4.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	27.0%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
Drove alone	89.7%	85.8%
Carpooled	1.9%	2.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	9.5%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
1-unit, detached	88.2%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Blennerhassett	Williamstown
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1973	1958