Brooke County vs Hampshire County

A side-by-side comparison of Brooke County and Hampshire County: population, income, housing, and more.

Brooke County and Hampshire County are counties in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hampshire County has the higher population (23,340 vs 22,053 in Brooke County). Hampshire County has the higher median household income ($60,299 vs $52,116 in Brooke County). Hampshire County has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $127,700 in Brooke County).

Population, income & housing

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
Population	22,053	23,340
Median age	46.6 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,116	$60,299
Median home value	$127,700	$204,600
Median gross rent	$603	$732
Housing units	10,700	12,581
Homeownership rate	73.4%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
Population	22,459 → 22,053 (-1.8%)	23,309 → 23,340 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$51,496 → $52,116 (+1.2%)	$47,857 → $60,299 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $127,700 (+37.0%)	$153,100 → $204,600 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $603 (-0.7%)	$655 → $732 (+11.8%)

Brooke County

Population

22,45922,053

Median household income

$51,496$52,116

Median home value

$93,200$127,700

Median gross rent

$607$603

Hampshire County

Population

23,30923,340

Median household income

$47,857$60,299

Median home value

$153,100$204,600

Median gross rent

$655$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
Under 5	4.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.2%
75 and over	9.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	93.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
No high school diploma	7.6%	11.3%
High school graduate	41.5%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
Drove alone	80.3%	85.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	5.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
1-unit, detached	72.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Brooke County	Hampshire County
Poverty rate	12.1%	14.2%
Average household size	2.24	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	40
Median year structure built	1965	1987