Kopperston vs Matheny

A side-by-side comparison of Kopperston and Matheny: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kopperston has the higher population (717 vs 403 in Matheny). Since 2019, Kopperston's population has grown faster (+60.8% vs +46.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Kopperston	Matheny
Population	717	403
Median age	45.6 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$22,500	—
Median home value	$45,800	—
Housing units	323	151
Homeownership rate	71.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kopperston	Matheny
Population	446 → 717 (+60.8%)	276 → 403 (+46.0%)
Median household income	$55,156 → $22,500 (-59.2%)	$24,085 → $24,757 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$41,000 → $45,800 (+11.7%)	$141,300 → $152,400 (+7.9%)

Kopperston

Population

446717

Median household income

$55,156$22,500

Median home value

$41,000$45,800

Matheny

Population

276403

Median household income

$24,085$24,757

Median home value

$141,300$152,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kopperston	Matheny
Under 5	13.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	25.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	17.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	32.9%	35.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.4%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kopperston	Matheny
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	100.0%
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	7.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kopperston	Matheny
No high school diploma	57.3%	20.0%
High school graduate	28.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	14.6%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kopperston	Matheny
Drove alone	72.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kopperston	Matheny
1-unit, detached	100.0%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	46.4%

Poverty & households

	Kopperston	Matheny
Poverty rate	84.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.66	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1938	1984