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Ranson, WV

5,588 Population
8.1 square miles 689.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±3.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$36,285 ±$4,401 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $62,026 ±$306
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$86,378 ±$10,382 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $123,896 ±$689
  • about 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

14.5% ±5.5% (804  ±307) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 484,187 (±0.2% / ±11,542)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

32.3 minutes ±3.8 (91,110  ±14,782) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33 84,854,504 (±0.1 / ±452,475)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

2,125 ±207 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,350,158 ±4,553
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.6 ±0.3 (5,588  ±21) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,167,808 (±0 / ±502)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

5.2% ±4.4% (84  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,397 (±0.1% / ±2,039)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,287 ±205 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,483,270 ±835
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$220,700 ±$15,272 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $553,000 ±$2,118
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

10.9% ±4.4% (604  ±241.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.7% 849,588 (±0.2% / ±11,175.9)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

87.1% ±9.2% (3,241  ±388.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.5% 3,938,689 (±0.4% / ±16,678.5)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
15.7% ±4.5% (584  ±169.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53.8% 2,314,689 (±0.3% / ±12,424.3)
  • 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

9.5% ±3% (528  ±170) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24% 1,501,590
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

8.4% ±2.6% (364  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.4% 352,853 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
364 Total veterans ±112 297 Male ±100 67 Female ±55

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