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Elkins, WV Urban Area

10,652 Population
7.1 square miles 1,495.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,623 ±$4,742 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,200 ±$6,466 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.1% ±4.5% (1,929  ±468) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.9 minutes ±1.9 (60,820  ±10,157) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,597 ±339 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (10,063  ±614) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.6% ±2.4% (55  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,422 ±313 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$157,200 ±$10,146 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.4% ±3.4% (1,414  ±371.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.8% ±6% (6,849  ±600.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.1% ±3.9% (1,857  ±317.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds 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

0.9% ±0.6% (96  ±60) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±1.8% (534  ±163) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
534 Total veterans ±163 528 Male ±162 6 Female ±10

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