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Western district, Monroe County, WV

4,843 Population
64 square miles 75.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.1 ±11.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Monroe County: 46.2 ±0.8
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,023 ±$4,321 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Monroe County: $27,995 ±$2,480
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,589 ±$13,180 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Monroe County: $56,750 † ±$5,967
  • a little less than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.2% ±3.8% (397  ±193) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Monroe County: 14% † 1,716 (±4% / ±492)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.6 minutes ±7.7 (69,055  ±22,908) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Monroe County: 37.4 154,130 (±3.2 / ±22,550)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,885 ±283 Number of households
  • Monroe County: 4,619 ±256
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (4,821  ±738) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Monroe County: 2.7 12,312 (±0.2 / ±4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2% ±2.5% (21  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Monroe County: 7.3% † 173 (±4.2% / ±101)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,283 ±256 Number of housing units
  • Monroe County: 6,240 ±42
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$156,400 ±$17,261 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Monroe County: $156,300 ±$10,770
  • a little less than the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±5.9% (528  ±297.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Monroe County: 6.4% † 791 (±2.6% / ±320.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.3% ±6.4% (3,211  ±514.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Monroe County: 87.6% 7,837 (±6.5% / ±589.8)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18% ±4.8% (639  ±193.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Monroe County: 15.4% † 1,379 (±2.9% / ±256.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about half 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

0.2% ±0.3% (9  ±15) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Monroe County: 0.1% 10
  • about 10 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.5% ±4% (319  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Monroe County: 7.7% † 748 (±2.2% / ±209)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
319 Total veterans ±156 280 Male ±148 39 Female ±52

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