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Western district, Greenbrier County, WV

9,448 Population
396.2 square miles 23.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±4.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Greenbrier County: 46.5 ±0.8
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$26,737 ±$5,399 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Greenbrier County: $31,699 ±$2,377
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$42,522 ±$3,939 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Greenbrier County: $48,662 ±$2,746
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

29.3% ±6.7% (2,728  ±667) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Greenbrier County: 20.7% † 6,611 (±2.8% / ±882)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

32.1 minutes ±3.3 (121,255  ±20,782) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Greenbrier County: 25.7 318,190 (±1.5 / ±24,206)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

4,018 ±315 Number of households
  • Greenbrier County: 14,710 ±458
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.3 ±0.1 (9,379  ±831) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Greenbrier County: 2.2 32,074 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

17.5% ±9% (336  ±185) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Greenbrier County: 8.8% † 590 (±3.3% / ±220)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

4,831 ±308 Number of housing units
  • Greenbrier County: 17,883 ±47
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$95,600 ±$11,496 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Greenbrier County: $136,300 ±$8,757
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

11.8% ±4.8% (1,100  ±455.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Greenbrier County: 9.3% † 2,989 (±1.8% / ±590.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

84.5% ±3.4% (5,694  ±518.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Greenbrier County: 87.3% 21,097 (±4.2% / ±1,017)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
9.7% ±2.9% (653  ±205) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Greenbrier County: 22.1% † 5,334 (±2.4% / ±568.2)
  • about two-fifths 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

0.3% ±0.3% (31  ±30) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Greenbrier County: 1.2% 395
  • about one-fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

7.5% ±2.4% (557  ±181) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Greenbrier County: 7.9% † 2,080 (±1.1% / ±281)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
557 Total veterans ±181 542 Male ±184 15 Female ±16

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