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BG 2, Tract 9644, Preston, WV

971 Population
17.6 square miles 55.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±14 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Preston County: 43.3 ±0.4
  • about three-quarters of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$27,021 ±$6,539 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Preston County: $29,033 ±$1,351
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$68,500 ±$33,177 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Preston County: $61,880 ±$4,690
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

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Families

342 ±103 Number of households
  • Preston County: 12,809 ±379
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.8 ±0.7 (971  ±386) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Preston County: 2.4 30,360 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

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Housing

369 ±108 Number of housing units
  • Preston County: 15,183 ±77
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$120,800 ±$101,359 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Preston County: $162,800 ±$6,962
  • about three-quarters of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

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Social

93.8% ±41.8% (557  ±165.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Preston County: 86.2% 22,277 (±3% / ±776)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
35.2% ±15.3% (209  ±114.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Preston County: 17.6% 4,533 (±1.6% / ±412.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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6.8% ±5.1% (47  ±39) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Preston County: 6.9% † 1,921 (±1% / ±273)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
47 Total veterans ±39 47 Male ±39 N/A Female ±13

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