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Harpers Ferry, WV

350 Population
0.5 square miles 654 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

57.5 ±7.4 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$61,164 ±$12,392 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,554 ±$306
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$116,587 ±$24,402 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,684 ±$733
  • about double the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.3% ±2.7% (8  ±10) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 504,173 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.2 minutes ±47.7 (5,395  ±3,884) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

165 ±70 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,373,022 ±4,247
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±1.3 (350  ±143) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,217,922
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.7% ±10.5% (3  ±5) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,062 (±0.2% / ±2,419)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 4.9% 18,572 (±0.3% / ±971)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

215 ±72 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,506,631 ±429
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$529,100 ±$148,349 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $579,900 ±$2,374
  • more than double the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.2% ±7.2% (11  ±25.5) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.3% 832,508 (±0.2% / ±11,666.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.3% ±51.5% (283  ±88.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
61.3% ±37.2% (182  ±75.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.1% ±2.6% (11  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.3% 1,535,978
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±3.3% (22  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.2% 348,179 (±0.1% / ±4,714)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
22 Total veterans ±14 19 Male ±13 3 Female ±5

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