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Shepherdstown, WV

1,460 Population
0.4 square miles 3,638.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.8 ±0.8 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,780 ±$4,697 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,554 ±$306
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,750 ±$24,257 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,684 ±$733
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.2% ±4.6% (37  ±31) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 504,173 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.9 minutes ±9.9 (8,215  ±3,293) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • 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

313 ±103 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
1.9 ±0.4 (601  ±238) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,217,922
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

337 ±104 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

$485,200 ±$102,338 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $579,900 ±$2,374
  • more than double the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.3% ±9.6% (252  ±146.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.3% 832,508 (±0.2% / ±11,666.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.3% ±43.5% (505  ±132.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • 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)
71.2% ±33.3% (366  ±110.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about double 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

3.5% ±3% (51  ±45) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.3% 1,535,978
  • nearly double the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.8% ±2.5% (24  ±35) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.2% 348,179 (±0.1% / ±4,714)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
24 Total veterans ±35 24 Male ±35 N/A Female ±13

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