Kopperston vs Oceana

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

Kopperston 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 717 in Kopperston). Oceana has the higher median household income ($47,548 vs $22,500 in Kopperston). Oceana has the higher median home value ($60,800 vs $45,800 in Kopperston).

Population, income & housing

	Kopperston	Oceana
Population	717	1,421
Median age	45.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$22,500	$47,548
Median home value	$45,800	$60,800
Median gross rent	—	$932
Housing units	323	732
Homeownership rate	71.9%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kopperston	Oceana
Population	446 → 717 (+60.8%)	1,192 → 1,421 (+19.2%)
Median household income	$55,156 → $22,500 (-59.2%)	$37,361 → $47,548 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$41,000 → $45,800 (+11.7%)	$49,100 → $60,800 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$760 → $932 (+22.6%)

Kopperston

Population

446717

Median household income

$55,156$22,500

Median home value

$41,000$45,800

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)

	Kopperston	Oceana
Under 5	13.2%	0.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	10.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	15.6%
55 to 64	32.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.3%
75 and over	0.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kopperston	Oceana
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	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	7.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kopperston	Oceana
No high school diploma	57.3%	21.9%
High school graduate	28.2%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	14.6%	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)

	Kopperston	Oceana
Drove alone	72.5%	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	27.5%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kopperston	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

	Kopperston	Oceana
Poverty rate	84.2%	27.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1938	1978