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Valley Head, WV

462 Population
1 square miles 473.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 44.4 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,372 ±$10,699 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: $29,069 ±$1,989
  • about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,125 ±$40,098 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: $52,757 ±$4,392
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

N/A Persons below poverty line

27.4 minutes ±13.3 (5,150  ±4,320) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 21.1 207,305 (±1.9 / ±22,288)
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

162 ±96 Number of households
  • the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 10,678 ±303
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±1.9 (462  ±415) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 2.4 25,262 (±0.1 / ±32)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

175 ±96 Number of housing units
  • the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 13,072 ±38
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: $144,800 † ±$19,243
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

96.3% ±88.6% (310  ±172.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 88.3% 17,906 (±4.7% / ±945.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
1.6% ±10.9% (5  ±35.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 19.8% † 4,013 (±2.6% / ±531.4)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • less than 10 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

6.2% ±8.5% (20  ±31) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Elkins, WV Micro Area: 7.3% † 1,634 (±1.4% / ±307)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
20 Total veterans ±31 20 Male ±31 N/A Female ±13

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