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Romney district, Hampshire County, WV

3,294 Population
82 square miles 40.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.5 ±9.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Hampshire County: 48.1 ±0.5
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$25,832 ±$4,101 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hampshire County: $31,143 ±$1,757
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$34,539 ±$20,656 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Hampshire County: $60,299 ±$5,851
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

25.7% ±9.6% (814  ±334) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Hampshire County: 14.2% † 3,214 (±2.8% / ±636)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

26.4 minutes ±5.6 (25,570  ±8,944) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Hampshire County: 40.4 344,375 (±3.4 / ±37,142)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

1,446 ±210 Number of households
  • Hampshire County: 8,354 ±386
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.2 ±0.2 (3,170  ±538) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Hampshire County: 2.7 22,781 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

3.1% ±4.5% (16  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Hampshire County: 2.6% † 115 (±1.8% / ±82)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,002 ±226 Number of housing units
  • Hampshire County: 12,581 ±22
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$134,600 ±$33,006 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Hampshire County: $204,600 ±$14,764
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

9.3% ±4.6% (305  ±159) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hampshire County: 8.6% † 2,002 (±2.4% / ±554.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

85.5% ±5.9% (2,070  ±360) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Hampshire County: 88.7% 15,566 (±5% / ±895.2)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
17.5% ±4.4% (423  ±125.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hampshire County: 16.3% † 2,853 (±2.4% / ±421.4)
  • about three-quarters 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

0.7% ±0.6% (22  ±21) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hampshire County: 0.9% 198
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

5.8% ±2.2% (151  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hampshire County: 9.2% † 1,743 (±1.8% / ±342)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
151 Total veterans ±62 151 Male ±62 N/A Female ±13

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