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Sandy River district, McDowell County, WV

4,457 Population
130.9 square miles 34 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±9.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in McDowell County: 43.6 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$18,566 ±$2,587 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in McDowell County: $16,599 ±$1,519
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$30,800 ±$4,249 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in McDowell County: $29,980 † ±$3,986
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

23% ±6.7% (1,025  ±344) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in McDowell County: 30.9% † 5,054 (±5.3% / ±867)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

49.2 minutes ±11.8 (39,375  ±16,729) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in McDowell County: 34.8 † 119,200 (±4.5 / ±22,615)
  • nearly double the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

1,837 ±250 Number of households
  • McDowell County: 6,484 ±273
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.4 ±0.2 (4,454  ±754) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in McDowell County: 2.5 16,297 (±0.1 / ±23)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

1% ±1.6% (8  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in McDowell County: 4.4% † 141 (±2.7% / ±86)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,488 ±255 Number of housing units
  • McDowell County: 9,380 ±20
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$55,000 ±$6,666 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in McDowell County: $49,200 † ±$5,200
  • about one-third of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

3.9% ±3.7% (173  ±168.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in McDowell County: 6.8% † 1,230 (±1.7% / ±301)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

69.7% ±6.2% (2,039  ±359.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in McDowell County: 75.9% 10,510 (±4.8% / ±675)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
3.5% ±2.2% (103  ±65.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in McDowell County: 5.8% † 796 (±1.9% / ±255.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

7.4% ±3.4% (248  ±117) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in McDowell County: 5.5% † 830 (±1.3% / ±189)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
248 Total veterans ±117 234 Male ±118 14 Female ±26

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