Kopperston vs Mullens

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

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

Mullens has the higher population (2,267 vs 717 in Kopperston). Mullens has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $22,500 in Kopperston). Mullens has the higher median home value ($77,900 vs $45,800 in Kopperston).

Population, income & housing

	Kopperston	Mullens
Population	717	2,267
Median age	45.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$22,500	$65,625
Median home value	$45,800	$77,900
Median gross rent	—	$580
Housing units	323	1,039
Homeownership rate	71.9%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	31.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kopperston	Mullens
Population	446 → 717 (+60.8%)	1,435 → 2,267 (+58.0%)
Median household income	$55,156 → $22,500 (-59.2%)	$44,688 → $65,625 (+46.9%)
Median home value	$41,000 → $45,800 (+11.7%)	$67,700 → $77,900 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$523 → $580 (+10.9%)

Kopperston

Population

446717

Median household income

$55,156$22,500

Median home value

$41,000$45,800

Mullens

Population

1,4352,267

Median household income

$44,688$65,625

Median home value

$67,700$77,900

Median gross rent

$523$580

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kopperston	Mullens
Under 5	13.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	15.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	21.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	32.9%	8.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	14.2%
75 and over	0.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kopperston	Mullens
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
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%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kopperston	Mullens
No high school diploma	57.3%	5.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	14.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kopperston	Mullens
Drove alone	72.5%	95.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.5%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kopperston	Mullens
1-unit, detached	100.0%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Kopperston	Mullens
Poverty rate	84.2%	17.7%
Average household size	2.66	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1938	1954