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Southern district, Webster County, WV

2,945 Population
65.2 square miles 45.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.6 ±4.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Webster County: 47.7 ±1.2
  • 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

$25,965 ±$4,257 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Webster County: $24,990 ±$2,393
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$45,579 ±$8,404 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Webster County: $43,839 † ±$6,400
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.3% ±7.1% (469  ±214) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Webster County: 23.3% † 1,879 (±5.1% / ±412)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.7 minutes ±6.1 (30,220  ±9,028) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Webster County: 29.6 † 74,685 (±4 / ±12,223)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,003 ±141 Number of households
  • Webster County: 2,899 ±182
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.6 (2,884  ±388) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Webster County: 2.8 8,083 (±0.2 / ±3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.5% ±10.4% (55  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Webster County: 10.3% † 148 (±5.7% / ±83)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,307 ±165 Number of housing units
  • Webster County: 4,388 ±17
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$73,500 ±$23,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Webster County: $76,100 † ±$10,706
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.4% ±4.1% (235  ±117.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Webster County: 6.1% † 485 (±2.2% / ±175.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.6% ±6.1% (1,759  ±261.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Webster County: 81.6% 4,890 (±5.8% / ±349.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.6% ±3.9% (209  ±89.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Webster County: 12.9% † 774 (±2.9% / ±174.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about one-quarter 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

9% ±3.3% (213  ±83) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Webster County: 8.6% † 561 (±1.9% / ±122)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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)
213 Total veterans ±83 187 Male ±77 26 Female ±34

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