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Fort Gay, WV

459 Population
0.8 square miles 556.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.1 ±11.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 41.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$19,434 ±$5,256 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $32,258 ±$624
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$27,679 ±$21,074 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $58,483 ±$1,310
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

35.7% ±18% (164  ±100) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 17% 61,643 (±0.7% / ±2,612)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

34.5 minutes ±14.2 (4,860  ±3,106) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 24.1 3,424,370 (±0.6 / ±98,958)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

222 ±69 Number of households
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 150,091 ±1,218
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2 ±0.3 (447  ±158) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 2.4 364,009 (±0 / ±107)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

3.3% ±7.3% (3  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 4.7% † 3,780 (±0.6% / ±449)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

371 ±103 Number of housing units
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 173,587 ±133
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$58,100 ±$18,765 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $149,000 ±$3,686
  • about two-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

13.2% ±10.5% (60  ±52) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 10.9% 40,265 (±0.6% / ±2,276.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

80.9% ±3.8% (305  ±99.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 89% 231,625 (±1.4% / ±3,521.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
5.3% ±9.8% (20  ±37.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 23% 59,875 (±0.7% / ±1,707.7)
  • about one-quarter 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

4.5% ±4.8% (17  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 7.4% 21,712 (±0.4% / ±1,054)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
17 Total veterans ±19 17 Male ±19 N/A Female ±13

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