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Elkins, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $139,462 (it was $69,400 in 2000)
Elkins:

$139,462
West Virginia:

$155,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,413 - $183,292

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $154,300
Here:

$154,300
State:

$206,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $167,566
Here:

$167,566
State:

$205,683

Mobile homes: $13,193
Here:

$13,193
State:

$63,963

Total population: 7,286 (Urban population: 7,083 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Houses: 3,416 (2,766 occupied: 1,669 owner occupied, 1,167 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

41%
State:

26%

Housing density: 1,072 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $309,729.

Median contract rent in 2022: $580 (lower quartile is $502, upper quartile is $707)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $805


Median gross rent in Elkins, WV in 2022: $776

Housing units in Elkins with a mortgage: 887 (32 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $81,961

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $30,256

Median monthly housing costs: $678


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Elkins, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1951

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,866
  • Male householders: 1,054 (451 living alone), Female householders: 1,676 (672 living alone)
  • 888 spouses (880 opposite-sex spouses), 169 unmarried partners, (169 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,591 children (1,494 natural, 34 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 339 grandchildren, 250 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 16 foster children, 132 other relatives, 301 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 432

Size of family households: 693 2-persons, 329 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 104 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,161 1-person, 259 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

604 married couples with children.
341 single-parent households (73 men, 268 women).

97.3% of residents of Elkins speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 100 (1.5%)
(79.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
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 Elkins, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elkins, West Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 631 bedroom
  • 3602 bedrooms
  • 8533 bedrooms
  • 3234 bedrooms
  • 715+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkins, West Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkins, West Virginia
  • 36no bedroom
  • 2821 bedroom
  • 4702 bedrooms
  • 3243 bedrooms
  • 554 bedrooms
  • 15+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Elkins in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elkins in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 84no vehicle
  • 5471 vehicle
  • 8132 vehicles
  • 2103 vehicles
  • 144 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Elkins in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elkins in renter-occupied apartments
  • 444no vehicle
  • 4521 vehicle
  • 2562 vehicles
  • 83 vehicles
  • 64 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elkins, West Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elkins, West Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 633 rooms
  • 1784 rooms
  • 2695 rooms
  • 4246 rooms
  • 2437 rooms
  • 1098 rooms
  • 3849+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkins, West Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkins, West Virginia
  • 361 room
  • 222 rooms
  • 1813 rooms
  • 3954 rooms
  • 2025 rooms
  • 2156 rooms
  • 97 rooms
  • 698 rooms
  • 399+ 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 Elkins, WV
  • Elkins, WV household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Elkins, WV in 2022
  • 264Less than $10,000
  • 632$10,000 to $19,999
  • 308$20,000 to $29,999
  • 238$30,000 to $39,999
  • 258$40,000 to $49,999
  • 132$50,000 to $59,999
  • 186$60,000 to $74,999
  • 328$75,000 to $99,999
  • 205$100,000 to $124,999
  • 71$125,000 to $149,999
  • 141$150,000 to $199,999
  • 76$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Elkins, WV

  • Distribution of house value in Elkins, WV in 2022
  • 31Less than $10,000
  • 42$10,000 to $14,999
  • 25$15,000 to $19,999
  • 51$20,000 to $24,999
  • 58$30,000 to $34,999
  • 8$40,000 to $49,999
  • 56$50,000 to $59,999
  • 28$60,000 to $69,999
  • 70$70,000 to $79,999
  • 80$80,000 to $89,999
  • 105$90,000 to $99,999
  • 161$100,000 to $124,999
  • 203$125,000 to $149,999
  • 296$150,000 to $174,999
  • 102$175,000 to $199,999
  • 129$200,000 to $249,999
  • 49$250,000 to $299,999
  • 45$300,000 to $399,999
  • 74$500,000 to $749,999
  • 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Elkins, WV

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Elkins, WV in 2022
  • 27$150 to $199
  • 7$250 to $299
  • 26$300 to $349
  • 64$400 to $449
  • 53$450 to $499
  • 220$500 to $549
  • 159$550 to $599
  • 136$600 to $649
  • 40$650 to $699
  • 107$700 to $749
  • 84$750 to $799
  • 17$800 to $899
  • 5$900 to $999
  • 64$1,000 to $1,249
  • 135No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.9%
Number of people working at home: 164 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 402
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,254
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 363
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 386
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 114
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 35
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 61
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 20
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 82
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 111
  • 90 or more minutes: 25
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Elkins

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,853 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled: 472 (6.6%)
  • Bus: 24 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 244 (3.4%)
  • Bicycle: 7 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 245 (3.4%)
  • Worked at home: 164 (2.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.4%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 47.5%Males
  • 64.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elkins, West Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elkins, West Virginia
  • 382010 or later
  • 622000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 191980 to 1989
  • 121970 to 1979
  • 14Before 1970
Ancestries in Elkins, WV

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 559 (17.9%)
  • German: 467 (15.0%)
  • Irish: 372 (11.9%)
  • English: 315 (10.1%)
  • Scottish: 313 (10.0%)
  • Italian: 160 (5.1%)
  • European: 110 (3.5%)
  • French: 92 (3.0%)
  • Welsh: 75 (2.4%)
  • Swedish: 52 (1.7%)
  • Northern European: 29 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 14 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 13 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 11 (0.4%)
  • British: 6 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 5 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 3 (0.10%)

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

Peru
Elkins:

47.3% (43)
West Virginia:

1.0% (294)

England
Elkins:

9.9% (9)
West Virginia:

2.3% (665)

Canada
Elkins:

9.9% (9)
West Virginia:

4.3% (1,233)

Scotland
Elkins:

8.8% (8)
West Virginia:

0.3% (80)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Elkins:

6.6% (6)
West Virginia:

5.8% (1,673)

France
Elkins:

5.5% (5)
West Virginia:

0.6% (168)

Spain
Elkins:

3.3% (3)
West Virginia:

0.4% (126)

Ireland
Elkins:

2.2% (2)
West Virginia:

0.1% (28)

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

  • This state: 4,940
  • Other state: 1,784
  • Northeast: 345
  • Midwest: 427
  • South: 832
  • West: 173

81.2% of Elkins residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44.3% lived in West Virginia.


Elkins:

81.2%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 25
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 28
  • 9th grade: 17
  • 10th grade: 24
  • 11th grade: 101
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 944
  • Less than 1 year of college: 155
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 134
  • Associate degree: 95
  • Bachelor's degree: 476
  • Master's degree: 115
  • Professional school degree: 18
  • Doctorate degree: 31
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 24
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 51
  • 9th grade: 54
  • 10th grade: 6
  • 11th grade: 7
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 16
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 905
  • Less than 1 year of college: 279
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 230
  • Associate degree: 138
  • Bachelor's degree: 507
  • Master's degree: 158
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Females
Elkins marital status for males
Elkins marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,259
  • One, attached: 181
  • Two: 152
  • 3 or 4: 446
  • 5 to 9: 155
  • 10 to 19: 28
  • 20 to 49: 72
  • 50 or more: 8
  • Mobile homes: 112
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Elkins
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Elkins, WV
  • 67.5%Utility gas
  • 28.7%Electricity
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Elkins, WV
  • 48.7%Electricity
  • 48.1%Utility gas
  • 1.8%Other fuel
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 126
Here:

21.8%
West Virginia:

12.2%

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

3.1%
West Virginia:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 230
Here:

44.3%
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