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26851

Wardensville, WV · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,870
Median household income
$49,776
People below poverty
19.3%
Median home value
$209,400

Income

The median income of households in 26851 was $49,776. An estimated 4.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.8
$10,000 to $14,999 6.3
$15,000 to $24,999 7.3
$25,000 to $34,999 10.4
$35,000 to $49,999 22.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 5.7
$100,000 to $149,999 20.5
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3
$200,000 or more 1.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48820
Female 53500

An estimated 58.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 34 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,806. 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 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.1
Social Security 49.6
Retirement income 34
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.7
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.5

In 2020-2024, 8.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 26851 in 2020-2024, 92.5% had health insurance coverage and 7.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67% and public coverage was 48%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 13.1%.


In 2020-2024, 26851 had a total population of 1,870 - 864 (46.2%) females and 1,006 (53.8%) males. The median age was 54.1 years. An estimated 8.7% of the population was under 18 years, 21.5% was 19 to 44 years, 38.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 31 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 26851 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 17 44
5 to 9 33 2
10 to 14 16 20
15 to 19 36 9
20 to 24 28 55
25 to 29 51 16
30 to 34 62 60
35 to 39 46 41
40 to 44 38 6
45 to 49 153 110
50 to 54 105 83
55 to 59 37 50
60 to 64 130 43
65 to 69 50 47
70 to 74 43 83
75 to 79 85 107
80 to 84 72 74
85 and over 4 14

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.1% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 9.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.5% of the people in 26851 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.6% of the people in 26851 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 945 households in 26851. The average household size was 1.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.5% of the households in 26851 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.3% of all households, while 32.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.3% of all households.

In 26851, 13.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.5
Cohabiting Couples 1.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.4% of males and 67.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.4 10.8
Now married, except separated 53.4 67.7
Separated 0.6 3.8
Widowed 0 8.6
Divorced 16.6 9.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 26851, 33 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 72.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.9% of the people living in 26851 were U.S. natives. 25.5% of the 26851 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.1% of 26851 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 26851 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 26851.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 100
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 26851 in 2020-2024, 6.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.5% of people at least five years old; 6.4% 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 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 26851 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.1
Different house, same county 4.6
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 8.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 26851 was 163 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 100. College or graduate school enrollment was 63.

Educational Attainment of People in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8
High school diploma or equivalency 45.8
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 11.7
Bachelor's degree 9.7
Graduate or professional degree 7.1

Disability

In 26851, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 16% of people under 18 years old, to 13.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 26851, 46.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 661 82.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 104 12.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 39 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 26851 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.7
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 6
Wholesale trade 7.1
Retail trade 24.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.7
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 11.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 14.3
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 26851 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 147 18.3
Service occupations 85 10.6
Sales and office occupations 177 22
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 192 23.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 203 25.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.8% of 26851 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 49.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.4
Other means 3.3
Worked from home 0.3

In 2020-2024, 26851 had a total of 1,343 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.3% 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"). 4.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.4
Mobile homes 7.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 26851 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 80.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 26851 had 945 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 398 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.6% while renters occupied 19.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.13 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.21.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 24.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.6% and another 33.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 26851:

House Heating Fuel Used in 26851 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 14.3
Electricity 54.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 9.3
All other fuels 21.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 26851 was $209,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.1 % had a mortgage. 46.9% 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 $1,167 and for owners without a mortgage it was $359.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 26851 was $820. 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.