Glen Fork vs Oceana

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Fork and Oceana: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oceana has the higher population (1,421 vs 413 in Glen Fork). Since 2019, Oceana's population has grown faster (+19.2% vs +4.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Fork	Oceana
Population	413	1,421
Median age	26.3 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,548
Median home value	—	$60,800
Median gross rent	—	$932
Housing units	119	732
Homeownership rate	100.0%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Fork	Oceana
Population	396 → 413 (+4.3%)	1,192 → 1,421 (+19.2%)
Median household income	—	$37,361 → $47,548 (+27.3%)
Median home value	—	$49,100 → $60,800 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$760 → $932 (+22.6%)

Glen Fork

Population

396413

Oceana

Population

1,1921,421

Median household income

$37,361$47,548

Median home value

$49,100$60,800

Median gross rent

$760$932

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Fork	Oceana
Under 5	14.8%	0.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	24.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	33.7%	15.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.6%
55 to 64	22.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.8%	10.3%
75 and over	0.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Fork	Oceana
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Fork	Oceana
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.9%
High school graduate	63.6%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Fork	Oceana
Drove alone	100.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Fork	Oceana
1-unit, detached	100.0%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Glen Fork	Oceana
Poverty rate	0.0%	27.1%
Average household size	4.09	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1975	1978