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District 1, Putnam County, WV

18,502 Population
188.2 square miles 98.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.1 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Putnam County: 42.3 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$34,525 ±$3,503 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Putnam County: $40,046 ±$1,507
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$64,744 ±$6,680 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Putnam County: $77,871 ±$7,121
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

15.7% ±4.7% (2,887  ±889) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Putnam County: 10.7% † 6,070 (±1.7% / ±960)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

27.2 minutes ±2 (205,295  ±25,170) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Putnam County: 27.4 652,725 (±2.6 / ±65,675)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

7,260 ±448 Number of households
  • Putnam County: 22,765 ±377
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.5 ±0 (18,466  ±1,149) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Putnam County: 2.5 56,938 (±0 / ±12)
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

5% ±3.2% (191  ±124) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 5.8% † 717 (±1.9% / ±236)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

8,190 ±366 Number of housing units
  • Putnam County: 24,891 ±35
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$162,100 ±$12,372 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Putnam County: $214,200 ±$8,540
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

3.7% ±2% (678  ±367.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Putnam County: 7.8% † 4,423 (±1.6% / ±900.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

90% ±4.2% (11,948  ±849.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Putnam County: 93.2% 37,810 (±3.7% / ±1,525.6)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
14.9% ±2.6% (1,972  ±365.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Putnam County: 28.4% 11,530 (±1.9% / ±761.7)
  • about two-thirds 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

0.6% ±0.6% (104  ±104) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 1.3% 751
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

9.6% ±2.1% (1,380  ±313) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Putnam County: 8.2% † 3,628 (±1% / ±437)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
1,380 Total veterans ±313 1,328 Male ±312 52 Female ±39

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