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District 3, Putnam County, WV

20,406 Population
80.4 square miles 253.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Putnam County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,025 ±$3,134 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Putnam County: $41,822 ±$2,005
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,431 ±$9,532 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Putnam County: $79,527 ±$6,071
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9% ±2.3% (1,813  ±483) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 10.6% † 6,009 (±2.1% / ±1,186)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.3 minutes ±6.5 (247,920  ±60,168) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 27.3 645,850 (±2.4 / ±61,437)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,212 ±483 Number of households
  • Putnam County: 23,251 ±320
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (20,245  ±1,161) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Putnam County: 2.5 56,859 (±0 / ±12)
  • a little 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

5% ±2.3% (220  ±104) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 5.7% † 714 (±1.8% / ±229)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,805 ±464 Number of housing units
  • Putnam County: 24,963 ±33
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$224,600 ±$9,714 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Putnam County: $223,300 ±$9,119
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.4% ±2.6% (1,489  ±528.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Putnam County: 6.9% † 3,920 (±1.5% / ±873.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.9% ±4% (13,910  ±950.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Putnam County: 94% 38,160 (±3.6% / ±1,465.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
35.7% ±3.3% (5,171  ±549.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Putnam County: 29.1% 11,796 (±2.1% / ±839)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about the same as 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

2% ±0.8% (406  ±167) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Putnam County: 1.4% 792
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.2% ±1.6% (1,297  ±261) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Putnam County: 8% † 3,565 (±1.2% / ±517)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,297 Total veterans ±261 1,174 Male ±228 123 Female ±74

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