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District III, Roane County, WV

4,472 Population
205.9 square miles 21.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±3.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Roane County: 46.5 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$26,819 ±$2,635 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Roane County: $26,492 ±$2,421
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$52,069 ±$5,162 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Roane County: $45,194 ±$3,146
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

11.6% ±5.1% (518  ±238) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Roane County: 20.2% † 2,790 (±3.6% / ±493)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

42.6 minutes ±3.7 (60,065  ±12,887) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Roane County: 34.2 133,985 (±2.1 / ±14,620)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

1,653 ±185 Number of households
  • Roane County: 5,533 ±230
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.7 ±0.1 (4,472  ±530) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Roane County: 2.5 13,820 (±0.1 / ±3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

6.5% ±6.5% (61  ±62) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Roane County: 7.3% † 202 (±3.5% / ±97)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

2,130 ±207 Number of housing units
  • Roane County: 7,157 ±20
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$140,800 ±$18,672 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Roane County: $121,100 ±$7,721
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

4.1% ±3% (183  ±136.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Roane County: 6.9% † 954 (±2.2% / ±296.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

81.2% ±4.6% (2,646  ±329.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Roane County: 82.9% 8,360 (±5% / ±506.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
13.4% ±4.2% (435  ±143.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Roane County: 14.2% † 1,431 (±2.4% / ±246.1)
  • about three-fifths 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

0.2% ±0.3% (7  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Roane County: 0.4% 49
  • about 10 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

10% ±3.4% (358  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Roane County: 8.9% † 980 (±1.7% / ±184)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
358 Total veterans ±130 283 Male ±104 75 Female ±44

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