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Census Tract 203, Putnam, WV

5,194 Population
69.8 square miles 74.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.9 ±7.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Hurricane: 41.2 † ±5.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$48,750 ±$11,106 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Hurricane: $40,576 † ±$4,804
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Putnam County: $41,822 ±$2,005
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$89,167 ±$51,476 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Hurricane: $71,167 † ±$11,794
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Putnam County: $79,527 ±$6,071
  • about 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

4.6% ±3.7% (235  ±192) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Hurricane: 8.5% † 582 (±4.5% / ±308)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Putnam County: 10.6% † 6,009 (±2.1% / ±1,186)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)

25.2 minutes ±3.7 (50,395  ±16,161) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Hurricane: 24.8 † 71,725 (±4.1 / ±15,955)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Putnam County: 27.3 645,850 (±2.4 / ±61,437)
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)

Families

2,224 ±323 Number of households
  • Hurricane: 2,914 ±218
  • Putnam County: 23,251 ±320
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.3 ±0.5 (5,109  ±719) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Hurricane: 2.4 6,854 (±0.2 / ±38)
  • a little less than the figure in Putnam County: 2.5 56,859 (±0 / ±12)
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

11% ±9.9% (109  ±102) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Hurricane: 4.3% † 65 (±4.9% / ±75)
  • nearly double the rate in Putnam County: 5.7% † 714 (±1.8% / ±229)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)

Housing

2,444 ±328 Number of housing units
  • Hurricane: 3,096 ±231
  • Putnam County: 24,963 ±33
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$307,900 ±$67,579 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Hurricane: $210,500 ±$18,927
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Putnam County: $223,300 ±$9,119
  • nearly double the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

8.7% ±7% (438  ±356.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hurricane: 9.7% † 657 (±5.1% / ±344)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Putnam County: 6.9% † 3,920 (±1.5% / ±873.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)

Social

94.7% ±5.3% (3,760  ±648.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Hurricane: 96.3% † 4,561 (±9.9% / ±543.1)
  • 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)
22.7% ±5.2% (901  ±252.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hurricane: 37.6% † 1,779 (±5.9% / ±298.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 29.1% 11,796 (±2.1% / ±839)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.6% ±2% (83  ±105) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hurricane: 2.7% † 187 (±2% / ±139)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Putnam County: 1.4% 792
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329

8.4% ±4.4% (364  ±197) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hurricane: 7.7% † 405 (±2.8% / ±148)
  • a little higher than 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)
364 Total veterans ±197 327 Male ±203 37 Female ±50

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