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Powellton, WV

479 Population
5.4 square miles 89.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±9.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 43.4 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,663 ±$8,538 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: $28,557 ±$962
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$-666,666,700 Median household income
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: $52,620 ±$2,324
  • 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

16.5% ±18% (79  ±111) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 21.6% 23,247 (±2.1% / ±2,212)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

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Families

189 ±138 Number of households
  • the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 44,952 ±816
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±1.3 (479  ±425) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 2.4 108,137 (±0 / ±27)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

251 ±145 Number of housing units
  • the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 53,688 ±50
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$70,900 ±$30,994 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: $129,600 ±$7,251
  • about two-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.5% ±8.4% (31  ±48.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 10.1% 11,263 (±1% / ±1,096)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

74.1% ±77.1% (257  ±180.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 86.3% 69,753 (±2.5% / ±2,017.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
N/A Bachelor's degree or higher

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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.5% ±5.1% (12  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Beckley, WV Metro Area: 7.1% 6,313 (±0.6% / ±561)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
12 Total veterans ±20 12 Male ±20 N/A Female ±13

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