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Shepherdstown, WV

1,399 Population
0.4 square miles 3,486.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.7 ±1.1 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$22,913 ±$5,267 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $62,026 ±$306
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$62,500 ±$11,325 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $123,896 ±$689
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

7.8% ±4.7% (43  ±30) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 484,187 (±0.2% / ±11,542)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

17.5 minutes ±2.1 (8,605  ±3,539) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33 84,854,504 (±0.1 / ±452,475)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

298 ±84 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,350,158 ±4,553
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
1.9 ±0.4 (555  ±191) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,167,808 (±0 / ±502)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

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

Housing

350 ±101 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,483,270 ±835
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$474,500 ±$82,195 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $553,000 ±$2,118
  • more than double the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

20.4% ±8.6% (285  ±130.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.7% 849,588 (±0.2% / ±11,175.9)
  • nearly double the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

97.4% ±40.7% (442  ±115.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher 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 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
71.4% ±31.5% (324  ±96.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 53.8% 2,314,689 (±0.3% / ±12,424.3)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

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

5.3% ±3.6% (74  ±52) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth 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

0.6% ±0.7% (8  ±9) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.4% 352,853 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
8 Total veterans ±9 8 Male ±9 N/A Female ±13

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