Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Terra Alta, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $86,486 (it was $42,100 in 2000)
Terra Alta:

$86,486
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,880 - $130,847

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $110,159
Here:

$110,159
State:

$206,655

Mobile homes: $8,507
Here:

$8,507
State:

$63,963

Total population: 1,490 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,456 (10 farm, 1,446 nonfarm))

Houses: 789 (698 occupied: 484 owner occupied, 231 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

26%

Housing density: 661 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $214,328.

Median contract rent in 2022: $549 (lower quartile is $266, upper quartile is $705)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,129


Median gross rent in Terra Alta, WV in 2022: $710

Housing units in Terra Alta with a mortgage: 229 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $62,439

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $40,385

Median monthly housing costs: $665

Compare current foreclosures near Terra Alta, WV:

Check out more offers near Terra Alta, WV.
Powered by Foreclosure.com

Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Terra Alta, WV forum
Recent posts about housing in Terra Alta, West Virginia on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users:
West Virginia Snow Belt Map  (8 replies)
Terra Alta, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1969

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,019
  • Male householders: 315 (112 living alone), Female householders: 373 (74 living alone)
  • 298 spouses (298 opposite-sex spouses), 89 unmarried partners, (89 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 663 children (590 natural, 6 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 65 parents, 0 foster children, 103 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 193 1-person, 63 2-persons.

321 married couples with children.
188 single-parent households (100 men, 88 women).

99.5% of residents of Terra Alta speak English at home.

Foreign born population: 4 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1392 bedrooms
  • 2333 bedrooms
  • 994 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 671 bedroom
  • 852 bedrooms
  • 553 bedrooms
  • 254 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Terra Alta in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Terra Alta in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 34no vehicle
  • 1321 vehicle
  • 2372 vehicles
  • 653 vehicles
  • 94 vehicles
  • 85+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Terra Alta in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Terra Alta in renter-occupied apartments
  • 67no vehicle
  • 891 vehicle
  • 622 vehicles
  • 133 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 193 rooms
  • 334 rooms
  • 955 rooms
  • 1046 rooms
  • 1037 rooms
  • 678 rooms
  • 659+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 503 rooms
  • 694 rooms
  • 335 rooms
  • 486 rooms
  • 147 rooms
  • 148 rooms
  • 29+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Terra Alta, WV
  • Terra Alta, WV household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Terra Alta, WV in 2022
  • 58Less than $10,000
  • 85$10,000 to $19,999
  • 71$20,000 to $29,999
  • 117$30,000 to $39,999
  • 35$40,000 to $49,999
  • 77$50,000 to $59,999
  • 44$60,000 to $74,999
  • 114$75,000 to $99,999
  • 51$100,000 to $124,999
  • 51$125,000 to $149,999
  • 21$150,000 to $199,999
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Terra Alta, WV

  • Distribution of house value in Terra Alta, WV in 2022
  • 39Less than $10,000
  • 21$10,000 to $14,999
  • 15$15,000 to $19,999
  • 14$20,000 to $24,999
  • 25$25,000 to $29,999
  • 6$30,000 to $34,999
  • 2$35,000 to $39,999
  • 10$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10$50,000 to $59,999
  • 46$60,000 to $69,999
  • 61$70,000 to $79,999
  • 34$80,000 to $89,999
  • 14$90,000 to $99,999
  • 67$100,000 to $124,999
  • 34$125,000 to $149,999
  • 49$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4$200,000 to $249,999
  • 15$250,000 to $299,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Terra Alta, WV

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Terra Alta, WV in 2022
  • 12Less than $100
  • 38$100 to $149
  • 4$150 to $199
  • 3$200 to $249
  • 9$250 to $299
  • 3$350 to $399
  • 19$400 to $449
  • 15$450 to $499
  • 5$500 to $549
  • 24$550 to $599
  • 20$600 to $649
  • 24$700 to $749
  • 2$750 to $799
  • 8$800 to $899
  • 8$900 to $999
  • 15$1,000 to $1,249
  • 11No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 37.8%
Number of people working at home: 41 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 53
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 62
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 93
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 37
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 139
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 66
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 80
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 17
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 7
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 84
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 81
  • 90 or more minutes: 40
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Terra Alta

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 275 (80.2%)
  • Carpooled: 12 (3.5%)
  • Walked: 9 (2.6%)
  • Worked at home: 80 (23.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.2%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 57.7%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Terra Alta, West Virginia
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 41990 to 1999
  • 21980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Terra Alta, WV

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 638 (57.0%)
  • German: 132 (11.8%)
  • Scottish: 63 (5.6%)
  • English: 47 (4.2%)
  • Irish: 36 (3.2%)
  • Italian: 25 (2.2%)
  • British: 9 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 8 (0.7%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 5 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 3 (0.3%)
  • French: 1 (0.09%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Germany
Terra Alta:

75.0% (3)
West Virginia:

5.5% (1,585)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 951
  • Other state: 1,081
  • Northeast: 54
  • Midwest: 45
  • South: 983
  • West: 14

88.4% of Terra Alta residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34.8% lived in West Virginia.


Terra Alta:

88.4%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 47
  • 10th grade: 13
  • 11th grade: 30
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 15
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 257
  • Less than 1 year of college: 50
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 46
  • Associate degree: 77
  • Bachelor's degree: 30
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 21
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 46
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 19
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 294
  • Less than 1 year of college: 47
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 81
  • Associate degree: 39
  • Bachelor's degree: 27
  • Master's degree: 18
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Terra Alta marital status for males
Terra Alta marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 557
  • Two: 21
  • 3 or 4: 48
  • 5 to 9: 12
  • 10 to 19: 3
  • 20 to 49: 28
  • Mobile homes: 111
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,495

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Terra Alta
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Terra Alta, WV
  • 69.9%Utility gas
  • 12.3%Electricity
  • 9.8%Wood
  • 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.0%Other fuel
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Terra Alta, WV
  • 36.9%Electricity
  • 36.0%Utility gas
  • 16.0%Wood
  • 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.9%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

6.0%
West Virginia:

12.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
Here:

9.7%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:

24.4%
West Virginia:

17.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability