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District 1, Putnam County, WV

17,414 Population
188.2 square miles 92.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Putnam County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,531 ±$3,732 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Putnam County: $41,822 ±$2,005
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,039 ±$7,383 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Putnam County: $79,527 ±$6,071
  • 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

14% ±4.6% (2,423  ±805) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Putnam County: 10.6% † 6,009 (±2.1% / ±1,186)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.2 minutes ±2.4 (200,285  ±26,711) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Putnam County: 27.3 645,850 (±2.4 / ±61,437)
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,261 ±380 Number of households
  • Putnam County: 23,251 ±320
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (17,387  ±1,097) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Putnam County: 2.5 56,859 (±0 / ±12)
  • 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

4.6% ±2.8% (168  ±105) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 5.7% † 714 (±1.8% / ±229)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,977 ±413 Number of housing units
  • Putnam County: 24,963 ±33
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$166,700 ±$18,185 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Putnam County: $223,300 ±$9,119
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.9% ±1.7% (671  ±299.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 6.9% † 3,920 (±1.5% / ±873.8)
  • 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

91.9% ±3.9% (11,823  ±848.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Putnam County: 94% 38,160 (±3.6% / ±1,465.6)
  • 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)
14.1% ±2.7% (1,812  ±364.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Putnam County: 29.1% 11,796 (±2.1% / ±839)
  • 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

0.6% ±0.4% (104  ±63) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 1.4% 792
  • about one-third 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

9.5% ±2.1% (1,327  ±304) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Putnam County: 8% † 3,565 (±1.2% / ±517)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,327 Total veterans ±304 1,274 Male ±289 53 Female ±50

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