Greenbrier County vs Randolph County

A side-by-side comparison of Greenbrier County and Randolph County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Greenbrier County has the higher population (32,688 vs 27,782 in Randolph County). Randolph County has the higher median household income ($55,057 vs $48,662 in Greenbrier County). Randolph County has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $136,300 in Greenbrier County).

Population, income & housing

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
Population	32,688	27,782
Median age	46.5 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,662	$55,057
Median home value	$136,300	$137,800
Median gross rent	$834	$807
Housing units	17,883	13,090
Homeownership rate	74.0%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
Population	35,155 → 32,688 (-7.0%)	28,930 → 27,782 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$40,200 → $48,662 (+21.0%)	$43,320 → $55,057 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$124,000 → $136,300 (+9.9%)	$110,300 → $137,800 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $834 (+22.5%)	$655 → $807 (+23.2%)

Greenbrier County

Population

35,15532,688

Median household income

$40,200$48,662

Median home value

$124,000$136,300

Median gross rent

$681$834

Randolph County

Population

28,93027,782

Median household income

$43,320$55,057

Median home value

$110,300$137,800

Median gross rent

$655$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
Under 5	5.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	14.2%	12.9%
75 and over	9.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	90.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
No high school diploma	12.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	41.0%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
Drove alone	81.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.0%
Other means	0.3%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
1-unit, detached	74.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Greenbrier County	Randolph County
Poverty rate	20.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1977	1975