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26137

818 Population
51.1 square miles 16 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±10.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Gilmer County: 41.5 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$14,235 ±$6,862 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Gilmer County: $20,425 † ±$3,045
  • about two-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$26,098 ±$13,108 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Gilmer County: $47,981 ±$4,227
  • about two-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

49.3% ±31.6% (403  ±308) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Gilmer County: 19% † 967 (±5.2% / ±263)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)

68.1 minutes ±58.1 (13,830  ±13,548) Mean travel time to work
  • more than double the figure in Gilmer County: 32.2 † 60,875 (±6 / ±12,340)
  • more than double the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)

Families

331 ±110 Number of households
  • Gilmer County: 2,254 ±172
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.5 ±0.6 (818  ±340) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Gilmer County: 2.3 5,140 (±0.2 / ±72)
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

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

Housing

405 ±122 Number of housing units
  • Gilmer County: 3,117 ±39
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • Gilmer County: $83,800 † ±$9,991
  • West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

36.4% ±34.9% (298  ±310.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Gilmer County: 12.2% † 883 (±3.1% / ±223.9)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)

Social

85.7% ±47.8% (564  ±209.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Gilmer County: 85.4% 4,560 (±6% / ±334.8)
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
8.4% ±8.4% (55  ±59.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Gilmer County: 18.5% † 990 (±3.7% / ±199.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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

3.7% ±5.3% (30  ±45) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Gilmer County: 3.4% 248
  • about double the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329

12% ±8.3% (79  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Gilmer County: 6.4% † 396 (±2% / ±124)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
79 Total veterans ±64 79 Male ±64 N/A Female ±13

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