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Carolina, WV

261 Population
0.8 square miles 314.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±48.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 40.3 ±0.6
  • about three-quarters of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,997 ±$10,432 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: $34,952 ±$969
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$-666,666,700 Median household income
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: $67,370 ±$4,114
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

53.3% ±51.2% (139  ±162) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 13.6% † 7,395 (±1.5% / ±796)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

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Families

127 ±74 Number of households
  • the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 23,339 ±406
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.6 (261  ±172) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 2.3 54,479 (±0 / ±44)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

127 ±74 Number of housing units
  • the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 26,276 ±60
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: $166,700 ±$5,353
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

44.4% ±55% (116  ±162.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 10.3% † 5,702 (±1.2% / ±677.5)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.6% ±18.8% (163  ±91.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 92.8% 35,945 (±3% / ±1,170.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.7% ±20.8% (44  ±43.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 27.2% 10,536 (±1.7% / ±656)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.3% ±4.9% (8  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Fairmont, WV Micro Area: 6.7% † 3,008 (±0.7% / ±301)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
8 Total veterans ±13 8 Male ±13 N/A Female ±13

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