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Census Tract 205, Putnam, WV

5,663 Population
23 square miles 246.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±8.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nitro: 44.5 † ±5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Putnam County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$34,504 ±$9,772 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Nitro: $35,489 † ±$7,354
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Putnam County: $41,822 ±$2,005
  • about the same as the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$53,828 ±$10,003 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Nitro: $53,848 ±$5,336
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Putnam County: $79,527 ±$6,071
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

24.5% ±11.9% (1,381  ±701) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nitro: 20.2% † 1,385 (±10.7% / ±746)
  • more than double the rate in Putnam County: 10.6% † 6,009 (±2.1% / ±1,186)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)

23.6 minutes ±2.9 (52,960  ±12,434) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Nitro: 24.5 † 75,650 (±2.6 / ±14,136)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Putnam County: 27.3 645,850 (±2.4 / ±61,437)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)

Families

2,261 ±250 Number of households
  • Nitro: 2,828 † ±305
  • Putnam County: 23,251 ±320
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.5 ±0.3 (5,663  ±846) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Nitro: 2.4 † 6,853 (±0.4 / ±723)
  • 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

1.8% ±2.4% (23  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Nitro: 6.4% † 81 (±5.9% / ±77)
  • about one-third of the rate in Putnam County: 5.7% † 714 (±1.8% / ±229)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)

Housing

2,445 ±272 Number of housing units
  • Nitro: 3,507 † ±406
  • Putnam County: 24,963 ±33
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$148,400 ±$12,501 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Nitro: $128,900 † ±$14,539
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Putnam County: $223,300 ±$9,119
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

8.4% ±4.7% (473  ±275.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Nitro: 6.7% † 456 (±4.4% / ±301.3)
  • about 20 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

93.4% ±7.5% (3,381  ±442.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Nitro: 89.9% 4,415 (±6.5% / ±538.8)
  • 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)
13.3% ±4.1% (482  ±155.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Nitro: 17.2% † 844 (±4.2% / ±220.5)
  • about half the rate in Putnam County: 29.1% 11,796 (±2.1% / ±839)
  • about half 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

0% ±0.1% (2  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • Nitro: 0%
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 1.4% 792
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329

7.5% ±3.1% (306  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nitro: 6.8% † 362 (±3.2% / ±174)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Putnam County: 8% † 3,565 (±1.2% / ±517)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
306 Total veterans ±130 293 Male ±124 13 Female ±21

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