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24910

Alderson, WV · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,664
Median household income
$38,502
People below poverty
25.3%
Median home value
$153,900

Income

The median income of households in 24910 was $38,502. An estimated 10.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.7
$10,000 to $14,999 6.2
$15,000 to $24,999 11.7
$25,000 to $34,999 11.7
$35,000 to $49,999 19.6
$50,000 to $74,999 12.2
$75,000 to $99,999 7.1
$100,000 to $149,999 17.6
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 or more 0.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 39717
Female 30000

An estimated 45.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 57.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,617. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 45.7
Social Security 57.6
Retirement income 30.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.3
Cash public assistance income 2.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 36.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 25.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 36.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 25.3

In 2020-2024, 19.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 31.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 56.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 24910 in 2020-2024, 97.7% had health insurance coverage and 2.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.3% and public coverage was 64.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 24910 had a total population of 4,664 - 2,735 (58.6%) females and 1,929 (41.4%) males. The median age was 45.7 years. An estimated 17.3% of the population was under 18 years, 30.4% was 19 to 44 years, 26.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 24910 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 157 141
5 to 9 122 159
10 to 14 41 20
15 to 19 40 192
20 to 24 175 239
25 to 29 44 90
30 to 34 44 197
35 to 39 21 147
40 to 44 132 329
45 to 49 178 99
50 to 54 131 166
55 to 59 71 199
60 to 64 183 211
65 to 69 181 148
70 to 74 168 144
75 to 79 160 126
80 to 84 69 21
85 and over 12 107

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.1% were White; 6% were Black or African American; 18.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 5.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 24910 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87.8% of the people in 24910 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,625 households in 24910. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.5% of the households in 24910 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.1% of all households, while 28% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 22.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 19% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.8% of all households.

In 24910, 19.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 55.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.5
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.9% of males and 32.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.4 36.8
Now married, except separated 44.9 32.2
Separated 1.4 5
Widowed 7.4 8.4
Divorced 14.9 17.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 24910, 126 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 57.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99% of the people living in 24910 were U.S. natives. 67.2% of the 24910 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1% of 24910 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 69.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 24910 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 24910.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.1
Asia 0
Europe 43.5
Africa 30.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 24910 in 2020-2024, 1.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 24910 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.2
Different house, same county 2.1
Different county, same state 6.1
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 24910 was 665 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 100 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 400. College or graduate school enrollment was 165.

Educational Attainment of People in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.1
High school diploma or equivalency 53.7
Some college, no degree 13.5
Associate's degree 3.6
Bachelor's degree 7.8
Graduate or professional degree 3.4

Disability

In 24910, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 28.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.2% of people under 18 years old, to 20.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 54.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 24910, 31.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 67.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 66.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 29.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 830 66.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 374 29.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 49 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 24910 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.5
Construction 10.8
Manufacturing 14.4
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.1
Other Services, except public administration 0.9
Public administration 11.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 24910 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 345 27.5
Service occupations 161 12.8
Sales and office occupations 288 23
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 133 10.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 326 26

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.8% of 24910 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 0.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 38.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 0.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.5
Other means 6.3
Worked from home 3

In 2020-2024, 24910 had a total of 2,014 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.6
Mobile homes 10.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 21% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 24910 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 59.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 24910 had 1,625 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 389 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.2% while renters occupied 23.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.54 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.98.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.7% and another 19.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 24910:

House Heating Fuel Used in 24910 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 14.2
Electricity 58.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.4
All other fuels 22.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 24910 was $153,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 36.2 % had a mortgage. 63.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $981 and for owners without a mortgage it was $375.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 24910 was $713. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.