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Central district, Monroe County, WV

3,502 Population
182.8 square miles 19.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.7 ±6.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Monroe County: 46.2 ±0.8
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,390 ±$5,409 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Monroe County: $27,995 ±$2,480
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,625 ±$17,796 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Monroe County: $56,750 † ±$5,967
  • about the same as the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.3% ±8.7% (695  ±323) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Monroe County: 14% † 1,716 (±4% / ±492)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.8 minutes ±10 (37,405  ±15,005) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Monroe County: 37.4 154,130 (±3.2 / ±22,550)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,446 ±222 Number of households
  • Monroe County: 4,619 ±256
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (3,452  ±610) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Monroe County: 2.7 12,312 (±0.2 / ±4)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.4% ±6.3% (35  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Monroe County: 7.3% † 173 (±4.2% / ±101)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,991 ±255 Number of housing units
  • Monroe County: 6,240 ±42
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$200,500 ±$66,017 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Monroe County: $156,300 ±$10,770
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.2% ±2.8% (145  ±101.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Monroe County: 6.4% † 791 (±2.6% / ±320.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.9% ±21.8% (2,507  ±385.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Monroe County: 87.6% 7,837 (±6.5% / ±589.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.3% ±3.9% (403  ±124.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Monroe County: 15.4% † 1,379 (±2.9% / ±256.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about two-fifths 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

N/A Foreign-born population

5.2% ±2.3% (148  ±70) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Monroe County: 7.7% † 748 (±2.2% / ±209)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
148 Total veterans ±70 122 Male ±62 26 Female ±27

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