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Western district, Monroe County, WV

4,703 Population
64 square miles 73.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.7 ±8.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Monroe County: 46.7 ±1.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$26,845 ±$4,518 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Monroe County: $27,648 ±$2,262
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$53,253 ±$11,480 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Monroe County: $54,508 † ±$6,456
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

15.1% ±6.2% (706  ±308) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Monroe County: 15.7% † 1,929 (±4.5% / ±548)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

37.8 minutes ±5.9 (53,335  ±16,641) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Monroe County: 37 † 154,480 (±4.5 / ±26,945)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

1,892 ±260 Number of households
  • Monroe County: 4,736 ±261
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.5 ±0.1 (4,688  ±694) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Monroe County: 2.6 12,329 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

1.5% ±1.9% (17  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Monroe County: 4.3% † 105 (±2.9% / ±70)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,266 ±212 Number of housing units
  • Monroe County: 6,263 ±104
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$141,400 ±$19,701 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Monroe County: $146,100 † ±$18,067
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

16.1% ±7% (757  ±345.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Monroe County: 9.4% † 1,161 (±3.1% / ±379.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

87.1% ±2.8% (3,043  ±452.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Monroe County: 87.9% 7,932 (±6.5% / ±592.7)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
15% ±4.7% (525  ±182.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Monroe County: 15.4% † 1,393 (±3% / ±269.6)
  • about two-thirds 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% ±0.4% (13  ±20) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Monroe County: 0.2% 19
  • less than a fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

9.8% ±3.6% (367  ±146) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Monroe County: 9.2% † 902 (±2.1% / ±203)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
367 Total veterans ±146 345 Male ±142 22 Female ±31

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