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Lost Creek, WV

302 Population
1 square miles 311 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±19.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 43 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,279 ±$10,295 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: $34,628 ±$1,134
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$78,571 ±$32,888 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: $59,928 ±$1,905
  • about 1.3 times the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.2% ±8.8% (46  ±32) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 14.3% † 12,368 (±1.4% / ±1,244)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.5 minutes ±15.4 (4,380  ±1,858) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 23.8 813,490 (±1.1 / ±43,433)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

120 ±44 Number of households
  • the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 35,511 ±514
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (302  ±117) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 2.4 86,670 (±0 / ±25)
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.7% ±10.9% (8  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 6.6% † 1,228 (±1.7% / ±322)
  • 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

143 ±50 Number of housing units
  • the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 41,205 ±53
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$131,800 ±$81,484 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: $162,800 ±$5,394
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.6% ±18.3% (61  ±58.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 8.1% † 7,128 (±1% / ±865)
  • about double the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.2% ±48% (176  ±62.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 89% 57,241 (±2.4% / ±1,577.3)
  • a little 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)
33% ±19.4% (63  ±44.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 24.7% 15,916 (±1.4% / ±874.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about 90 percent of 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

N/A Foreign-born population

7.5% ±6.5% (20  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Clarksburg, WV Micro Area: 7.4% † 5,245 (±0.8% / ±547)
  • 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)
20 Total veterans ±19 20 Male ±19 N/A Female ±13

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