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West Union, WV

1,039 Population
0.4 square miles 2,884.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±11.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 43 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,670 ±$15,425 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: $34,628 ±$1,134
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,417 ±$37,321 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: $59,928 ±$1,905
  • about the same as the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.9% ±10.3% (196  ±124) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 14.3% † 12,368 (±1.4% / ±1,244)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.9 minutes ±23.2 (12,140  ±6,342) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 23.8 813,490 (±1.1 / ±43,433)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

361 ±120 Number of households
  • the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 35,511 ±514
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±1.3 (1,039  ±331) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 2.4 86,670 (±0 / ±25)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

20.8% ±21.7% (51  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 6.6% † 1,228 (±1.7% / ±322)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

449 ±131 Number of housing units
  • the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 41,205 ±53
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$98,600 ±$55,229 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: $162,800 ±$5,394
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7% ±3.8% (72  ±45.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 8.1% † 7,128 (±1% / ±865)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.8% ±36.3% (599  ±180.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 89% 57,241 (±2.4% / ±1,577.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.4% ±12.9% (113  ±101.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 24.7% 15,916 (±1.4% / ±874.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about two-fifths of 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

2.1% ±3% (22  ±32) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 1.1% 971
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±3.5% (53  ±36) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 7.4% † 5,245 (±0.8% / ±547)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
53 Total veterans ±36 36 Male ±19 17 Female ±26

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