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Elkins, WV Micro Area

27,782 Population
1,039.7 square miles 26.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,277 ±$1,828 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$55,057 ±$4,290 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

14.7% ±2% (3,725  ±517) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

20.9 minutes ±1.7 (204,890  ±21,465) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

10,385 ±364 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (25,403  ±39) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4.6% ±1.9% (234  ±96) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

13,090 ±49 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$137,800 ±$17,370 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

13.3% ±2.4% (3,642  ±643.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87.8% ±4.6% (17,909  ±949.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
19% ±2.5% (3,869  ±511.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

0.5% (141  ±73) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.5% ±1% (1,704  ±236) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,704 Total veterans ±236 1,601 Male ±227 103 Female ±61

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