Pocahontas County, West Virginia demographics

Population: 8,006
Median age: 49.6

Median household income: 37,225

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Population

20218,006
20208,382
20198,450
20188,531
20178,574
20168,620
20158,697
20148,710
20138,723
20128,750
20118,780
20108,808
20098,599

Pocahontas County, WV cities

Bartow CDP - 87

Cass CDP - 12

Durbin town - 293

Frank CDP - 57

Green Bank CDP - 59

Hillsboro town - 129

Huntersville CDP - 79

Marlinton town - 1,329

Census data for Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Demographic and housing estimates in Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Total population
Total population8,006
Male4,062
Female3,944
Population by age
Total population8,006
Under 5 years380
5 to 9 years363
10 to 14 years428
15 to 19 years447
20 to 24 years274
25 to 34 years850
35 to 44 years880
45 to 54 years979
55 to 59 years586
60 to 64 years758
65 to 74 years1,215
75 to 84 years532
85 years and over314
Median age (years)49.6
Under 18 years1,403
16 years and over6,781
18 years and over6,603
21 years and over6,332
62 years and over2,487
65 years and over2,061
Population by race
Total population8,006
One race7,949
   White7,915
   Black or African American16
   American Indian and Alaska Native0
   Asian15
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race3
Two or more races57
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population6,590
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,421
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,169

Social characteristics in Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Households by type
Total households2,912
Family households (families)1,372
Married-couple family175
Male householder, no wife present, family714
Female householder, no husband present, family560
Nonfamily households651
Average household size1,453
Average family size2.65

Economic characteristics in Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households2,912
Less than $10,000181
$10,000 to $14,999233
$15,000 to $24,999511
$25,000 to $34,999434
$35,000 to $49,999415
$50,000 to $74,999528
$75,000 to $99,999334
$100,000 to $149,999205
$150,000 to $199,99923
$200,000 or more48
Median household income (dollars)37,225

Housing characteristics in Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Housing occupancy
Total housing units7,023
Occupied housing units2,912
Vacant housing units4,111
Units in structure
Total housing units7,023
1-unit, detached4,535
1-unit, attached260
2 units21
3 or 4 units64
5 to 9 units49
10 to 19 units79
20 or more units976
Mobile home1,014
Boat, RV, van, etc.25
Year structure built
Total housing units7,023
Built 2014 or later0
Built 2010 to 2013246
Built 2000 to 2009836
Built 1990 to 19991,071
Built 1980 to 19891,443
Built 1970 to 19791,414
Built 1960 to 1969466
Built 1950 to 1959318
Built 1940 to 1949262
Built 1939 or earlier967
Rooms
Total housing units7,023
1 room675
2 rooms549
3 rooms945
4 rooms1,069
5 rooms1,097
6 rooms1,012
7 rooms581
8 rooms463
9 rooms or more632
Median rooms4.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units7,023
No bedroom695
1 bedroom925
2 bedrooms2,147
3 bedrooms2,123
4 bedrooms873
5 or more bedrooms260
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units2,912
Owner-occupied2,501
Renter-occupied411
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.60
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.97
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units2,912
Moved in 2017 or later95
Moved in 2015 to 2016312
Moved in 2010 to 2014457
Moved in 2000 to 2009609
Moved in 1990 to 1999554
Moved in 1989 and earlier885
Value
Owner-occupied units2,501
Less than $50,000537
$50,000 to $99,999512
$100,000 to $149,999408
$150,000 to $199,999450
$200,000 to $299,999338
$300,000 to $499,999221
$500,000 to $999,99935
$1,000,000 or more0
Median (dollars)130,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units2,501
Housing units with a mortgage958
Housing units without a mortgage1,543
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent177
Less than $50026
$500 to $999125
$1,000 to $1,49926
$1,500 to $1,9990
$2,000 to $2,4990
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)657
No rent paid234

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