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Hamilton district, Nicholas County, WV

3,186 Population
147.6 square miles 21.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±8.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Nicholas County: 46.1 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,669 ±$7,462 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Nicholas County: $32,265 † ±$3,212
  • about the same as the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,458 ±$23,214 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Nicholas County: $54,639 ±$5,254
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.7% ±2.7% (150  ±93) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Nicholas County: 15.4% † 3,705 (±2.9% / ±704)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

43.4 minutes ±11.2 (42,355  ±19,629) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Nicholas County: 33.1 276,090 (±2.7 / ±32,587)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,191 ±188 Number of households
  • Nicholas County: 9,466 ±375
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (3,175  ±689) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Nicholas County: 2.6 24,142 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,420 ±209 Number of housing units
  • Nicholas County: 12,550 ±48
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$115,500 ±$16,325 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Nicholas County: $121,600 † ±$13,727
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.8% ±2.1% (90  ±69.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Nicholas County: 8.3% † 2,006 (±3% / ±721.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.1% ±22.8% (2,110  ±343.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Nicholas County: 90.3% 15,969 (±5.3% / ±955.8)
  • 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)
21.3% ±6% (482  ±162.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nicholas County: 23.3% † 4,122 (±3.2% / ±569.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about three-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

7.9% ±3.1% (202  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Nicholas County: 7.6% † 1,456 (±1.4% / ±273)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
202 Total veterans ±90 195 Male ±89 7 Female ±14

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