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South district, Barbour County, WV

5,557 Population
88.2 square miles 63 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Barbour County: 42.4 ±1.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$21,336 ±$2,774 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Barbour County: $26,055 ±$2,089
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$44,953 ±$5,500 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Barbour County: $48,347 ±$3,334
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

21.2% ±7.1% (1,162  ±411) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Barbour County: 20.8% † 3,083 (±4.7% / ±702)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

25.7 minutes ±5.1 (51,000  ±14,581) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Barbour County: 28.1 148,420 (±2.6 / ±18,150)
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

1,753 ±219 Number of households
  • Barbour County: 5,871 ±216
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
3.1 ±0.5 (5,484  ±650) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Barbour County: 2.5 14,848 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

2.4% ±2.1% (36  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Barbour County: 2.4% † 84 (±1.4% / ±47)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,088 ±234 Number of housing units
  • Barbour County: 7,131 ±26
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$102,200 ±$14,031 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Barbour County: $126,000 ±$11,285
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

4.3% ±1.7% (232  ±93.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Barbour County: 9.8% † 1,505 (±2.7% / ±410.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

86.1% ±14.5% (3,097  ±362.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Barbour County: 88.6% 9,317 (±5.6% / ±587.9)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
7.3% ±2.2% (262  ±85.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Barbour County: 12.3% † 1,288 (±2.6% / ±276.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

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

0% ±0% (1  ±2) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Barbour County: 0.6% 98
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

6.8% ±2.5% (280  ±109) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Barbour County: 7.7% † 950 (±1.9% / ±233)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
280 Total veterans ±109 271 Male ±108 9 Female ±8

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