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District 1, Lincoln County, WV

6,485 Population
138.7 square miles 46.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.9 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Lincoln County: 44 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,543 ±$5,424 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lincoln County: $26,046 ±$2,365
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$51,547 ±$13,896 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Lincoln County: $48,593 † ±$5,338
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

23% ±6.5% (1,463  ±444) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lincoln County: 20.6% † 4,099 (±4.6% / ±918)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

30.9 minutes ±10 (60,365  ±13,373) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Lincoln County: 31.6 183,470 (±2.9 / ±25,906)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

2,459 ±280 Number of households
  • Lincoln County: 7,811 ±325
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.6 ±0.4 (6,485  ±706) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Lincoln County: 2.6 20,096 (±0.1 / ±3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

7.2% ±6.6% (92  ±86) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lincoln County: 6.5% † 261 (±3.6% / ±144)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,907 ±309 Number of housing units
  • Lincoln County: 9,581 ±17
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$122,100 ±$24,615 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Lincoln County: $103,400 ±$9,491
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

7.7% ±5% (491  ±321.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lincoln County: 6.6% † 1,325 (±2.2% / ±435.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

83.4% ±6.9% (3,890  ±540.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lincoln County: 81.8% 11,726 (±6% / ±859.5)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
11.7% ±4.9% (545  ±236) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Lincoln County: 8.4% † 1,203 (±2.1% / ±302.3)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

4.5% ±1.9% (226  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lincoln County: 4.9% † 762 (±1.5% / ±229)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
226 Total veterans ±97 194 Male ±83 32 Female ±47

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