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Ranson, WV

5,729 Population
8.1 square miles 707 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • 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

$40,630 ±$5,107 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,554 ±$306
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$89,523 ±$10,950 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,684 ±$733
  • about 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.1% ±4.9% (684  ±278) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 504,173 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.7 minutes ±2.1 (90,635  ±11,316) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,351 ±195 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,373,022 ±4,247
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (5,729  ±22) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,217,922
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±4.3% (82  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,062 (±0.2% / ±2,419)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,469 ±196 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,506,631 ±429
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$242,700 ±$19,670 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $579,900 ±$2,374
  • about 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.6% ±4.7% (717  ±265.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.3% 832,508 (±0.2% / ±11,666.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.2% ±8.6% (3,351  ±380.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.9% ±4.5% (726  ±176.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about half 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

9.8% ±3.9% (562  ±222) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.3% 1,535,978
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±2.7% (347  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.2% 348,179 (±0.1% / ±4,714)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
347 Total veterans ±123 314 Male ±121 33 Female ±30

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