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Central district, Wirt County, WV

1,276 Population
24.3 square miles 52.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±12.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wirt County: 46.3 ±0.3
  • 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

$23,060 ±$3,317 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wirt County: $26,269 ±$1,958
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,015 ±$17,331 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wirt County: $49,867 † ±$5,186
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.6% ±6.8% (212  ±103) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Wirt County: 16.8% † 843 (±5.1% / ±254)
  • 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)

28.7 minutes ±18.7 (10,715  ±4,365) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wirt County: 32.3 51,990 (±0.2 / ±6,346)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

563 ±116 Number of households
  • Wirt County: 2,041 ±126
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.4 (1,276  ±340) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wirt County: 2.5 5,053 (±0.2 / ±18)
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.9% ±10.5% (17  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wirt County: 6.3% † 63 (±6.7% / ±67)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

789 ±129 Number of housing units
  • Wirt County: 2,725 ±15
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$86,800 ±$20,895 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wirt County: $115,800 † ±$15,119
  • about half the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.6% ±2.9% (46  ±38.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Wirt County: 6.7% † 334 (±2.8% / ±139.5)
  • about one-third 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

80.3% ±3.9% (736  ±164.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wirt County: 89.9% 3,233 (±8% / ±303.1)
  • 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% ±7.1% (88  ±68.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wirt County: 15.5% † 556 (±4.3% / ±156.5)
  • 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

9.2% ±5% (95  ±56) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Wirt County: 9.5% † 377 (±3.1% / ±123)
  • 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)
95 Total veterans ±56 95 Male ±56 N/A Female ±13

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