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Lavalette, WV

1,005 Population
2.6 square miles 385.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±18.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 41.9 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,467 ±$13,311 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $33,619 ±$723
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,554 ±$33,426 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $60,078 ±$1,323
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

N/A Persons below poverty line

18.6 minutes ±13.5 (6,715  ±3,312) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 24.3 3,440,910 (±0.5 / ±83,443)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

422 ±193 Number of households
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 152,165 ±1,127
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±1.4 (1,005  ±382) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 2.4 361,729 (±0 / ±78)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

19.9% ±33.2% (28  ±50) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 4.9% † 3,932 (±0.5% / ±432)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

490 ±210 Number of housing units
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 173,725 ±132
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$190,200 ±$149,418 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $154,700 ±$2,991
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

1.7% ±3.6% (17  ±35.9) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 10.5% 38,694 (±0.5% / ±1,932)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.7% ±57.3% (700  ±266.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 89.7% 232,718 (±1.4% / ±3,599)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
48% ±11% (340  ±168.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 23.5% 60,881 (±0.7% / ±1,782)
  • about double the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about 1.3 times 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

3.1% ±4.1% (23  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 7.4% 21,634 (±0.3% / ±975)
  • 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)
23 Total veterans ±32 23 Male ±32 N/A Female ±13

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