24872

477 Population

33 square miles 14.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

Age

51.8 ±16.8 Median age

about 20 percent higher than the figure in McDowell County: 43.7 ±0.6
about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Sex

Race & Ethnicity

Economics

Income

$27,870 ±$8,926 Per capita income

more than 1.5 times the amount in McDowell County: $17,253 ^† ±$1,792
about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337

$40,293 ±$15,952 Median household income

about 1.3 times the amount in McDowell County: $31,559 ±$2,515
about two-thirds of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

Poverty

26.2% ±18.1% (125 ±102) Persons below poverty line

about three-quarters of the rate in McDowell County: 34.2% ^† 5,399 (±6.2% / ±983)
about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)

Transportation to work

30.1 minutes ±5.4 (4,810 ±3,382) Mean travel time to work

about 80 percent of the figure in McDowell County: 36 ^† 127,200 (±5.6 / ±25,383)
about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)

Families

Households

281 ±109 Number of households

McDowell County: 6,467 ±288
West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249

1.7 ±0.3 (477 ±206) Persons per household

about two-thirds of the figure in McDowell County: 2.4 15,760 (±0.1 / ±23)
about three-quarters of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

Marital status

Fertility

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

Housing

Units & Occupancy

337 ±111 Number of housing units

McDowell County: 9,336 ±21
West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

Value

$41,400 ±$33,771 Median value of owner-occupied housing units

about 80 percent of the amount in McDowell County: $50,000 ±$4,822
about one-quarter of the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

Geographical mobility

N/A Moved since previous year