Mineralwells vs Washington

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

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

Mineralwells has the higher population (2,489 vs 1,129 in Washington). Mineralwells has the higher median household income ($68,940 vs $44,882 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($207,500 vs $156,400 in Mineralwells).

Population, income & housing

	Mineralwells	Washington
Population	2,489	1,129
Median age	33.4 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,940	$44,882
Median home value	$156,400	$207,500
Median gross rent	$927	$1,059
Housing units	965	634
Homeownership rate	66.5%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mineralwells	Washington
Population	2,082 → 2,489 (+19.5%)	1,139 → 1,129 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$83,000 → $68,940 (-16.9%)	$75,278 → $44,882 (-40.4%)
Median home value	$153,100 → $156,400 (+2.2%)	$167,100 → $207,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $927 (+16.2%)	$987 → $1,059 (+7.3%)

Mineralwells

Population

2,0822,489

Median household income

$83,000$68,940

Median home value

$153,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$798$927

Washington

Population

1,1391,129

Median household income

$75,278$44,882

Median home value

$167,100$207,500

Median gross rent

$987$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mineralwells	Washington
Under 5	14.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	8.9%
18 to 24	3.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	7.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	5.9%	18.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	22.6%
75 and over	8.1%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mineralwells	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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	0.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mineralwells	Washington
No high school diploma	5.5%	4.2%
High school graduate	40.6%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mineralwells	Washington
Drove alone	85.9%	72.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	18.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mineralwells	Washington
1-unit, detached	68.8%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Mineralwells	Washington
Poverty rate	11.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.70	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1978	1989