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BG 1, Tract 9641.02, Preston, WV

1,286 Population
6.5 square miles 197.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±13.8 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Terra Alta: 29.9 † ±8.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Preston County: 43.3 ±0.4

Economics

$23,801 ±$6,255 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Terra Alta: $21,869 † ±$3,926
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Preston County: $29,033 ±$1,351
$46,667 ±$13,820 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Terra Alta: $50,536 † ±$17,794
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Preston County: $61,880 ±$4,690

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Families

466 ±65 Number of households
  • Terra Alta: 637 † ±109
  • Preston County: 12,809 ±379
2.6 ±0.7 (1,222  ±358) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Terra Alta: 2.9 † 1,828 (±0.4 / ±405)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Preston County: 2.4 30,360 (±0.1 / ±35)

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Housing

552 ±70 Number of housing units
  • Terra Alta: 760 † ±116
  • Preston County: 15,183 ±77

$114,800 ±$22,053 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Terra Alta: $95,200 † ±$11,034
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Preston County: $162,800 ±$6,962

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Social

81.4% ±7.4% (691  ±148.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Terra Alta: 77.5% † 868 (±20.6% / ±159.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Preston County: 86.2% 22,277 (±3% / ±776)
8.5% ±5.4% (72  ±47.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Terra Alta: 8.8% † 98 (±4.3% / ±51.7)
  • about half the rate in Preston County: 17.6% 4,533 (±1.6% / ±412.9)

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

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13% ±9.3% (127  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Terra Alta: 12% † 158 (±7.2% / ±100)
  • nearly double the rate in Preston County: 6.9% † 1,921 (±1% / ±273)
127 Total veterans ±94 76 Male ±43 51 Female ±88

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