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BG 1, Tract 9642, Preston, WV

964 Population
11.1 square miles 86.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±9.8 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Terra Alta: 29.9 † ±8.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Preston County: 43.3 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$23,338 ±$4,001 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
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$43,942 ±$9,766 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Terra Alta: $50,536 † ±$17,794
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Preston County: $61,880 ±$4,690
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

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Families

419 ±108 Number of households
  • Terra Alta: 637 † ±109
  • Preston County: 12,809 ±379
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.3 ±0.8 (951  ±198) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Terra Alta: 2.9 † 1,828 (±0.4 / ±405)
  • a little less than the figure in Preston County: 2.4 30,360 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

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Housing

525 ±107 Number of housing units
  • Terra Alta: 760 † ±116
  • Preston County: 15,183 ±77
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$95,500 ±$44,729 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Terra Alta: $95,200 † ±$11,034
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Preston County: $162,800 ±$6,962
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

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Social

81.7% ±14.3% (553  ±160.5) 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)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
13.2% ±11.2% (89  ±78.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Terra Alta: 8.8% † 98 (±4.3% / ±51.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Preston County: 17.6% 4,533 (±1.6% / ±412.9)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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9.7% ±6.2% (75  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Terra Alta: 12% † 158 (±7.2% / ±100)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Preston County: 6.9% † 1,921 (±1% / ±273)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
75 Total veterans ±51 62 Male ±48 13 Female ±15

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