Dunbar, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

Back to: Dunbar, West Virginia main profile, West Virginia, West Virginia smaller cities, West Virginia small towns, West Virginia forum, All US cities. Total population: 8,055 (Urban population: 8,042, Rural population: 13 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 4,097 (3,701 occupied: 2,226 owner occupied, 1,475 renter occupied) % of renters here:   40% State:   25% Housing density: 1444 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Dunbar, West Virginia on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Newspaper in Dunbar?  (1 reply) ? Good Housing Area Charleston WV?  (4 replies) Charleston on 26000 a yr?  (16 replies) Relocating to Nitro from Phoenix  (11 replies) Thinking About Moving To WV  (34 replies) "priviledge tax"/ teaching jobs?????  (14 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $57,100 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $498 Median gross rent in Dunbar, WV in 2000: $503 Housing units in Dunbar with a mortgage: 1,074 (95 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,081 Household type by relationship Households: 7,662 In family households: 5,912 (1,513 male householders, 618 female householders) 1,502 spouses, 1,814 children (1,627 natural, 58 adopted, 129 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 69 other relatives, 136 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,750 (570 male householders (471 living alone)), 989 female householders (896 living alone)), 191 nonrelatives In group quarters: 393 (93 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,165 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 325 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,367 1-person, 176 2-persons, 16 3-persons. 811 married couples with children. 507 single-parent households (65 men, 442 women). 95.2% of residents of Dunbar speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well). 0.9% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well). Foreign born population: 148 (1.8%) (60.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Dunbar, WV: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 8 $25,000 to $29,999: 14 $30,000 to $34,999: 14 $35,000 to $39,999: 99 $40,000 to $49,999: 159 $50,000 to $59,999: 272 $60,000 to $69,999: 303 $70,000 to $79,999: 385 $80,000 to $89,999: 320 $90,000 to $99,999: 163 $100,000 to $124,999: 195 $125,000 to $149,999: 133 $150,000 to $174,999: 42 $175,000 to $199,999: 20 $200,000 to $249,999: 8 $250,000 to $299,999: 7 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 7 $500,000 to $749,999: 6 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Dunbar: Less than $100: 37 $100 to $149: 28 $150 to $199: 111 $200 to $249: 82 $250 to $299: 96 $300 to $349: 233 $350 to $399: 147 $400 to $449: 169 $450 to $499: 94 $500 to $549: 114 $550 to $599: 110 $600 to $649: 139 $650 to $699: 35 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 6 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 74

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.6%
Number of people working at home: 89 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 117 5 to 9 minutes: 456 10 to 14 minutes: 846 15 to 19 minutes: 1016 20 to 24 minutes: 551 25 to 29 minutes: 117 30 to 34 minutes: 239 35 to 39 minutes: 17 40 to 44 minutes: 15 45 to 59 minutes: 59 60 to 89 minutes: 89 90 or more minutes: 21

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,797 (77%) Carpooled: 540 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 80 (2%) Walked: 115 (3%) Other means: 11 (0%) Worked at home: 89 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 456 $10,000 to $14,999: 374 $15,000 to $19,999: 310 $20,000 to $24,999: 216 $25,000 to $29,999: 269 $30,000 to $34,999: 211 $35,000 to $39,999: 354 $40,000 to $44,999: 193 $45,000 to $49,999: 236 $50,000 to $59,999: 342 $60,000 to $74,999: 277 $75,000 to $99,999: 260 $100,000 to $124,999: 128 $125,000 to $149,999: 0 $150,000 to $199,999: 34 $200,000 or more: 30

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 1091
• United States or American: 1044
• English: 743
• German: 684
• Irish: 591
• Italian: 227
• Scotch-Irish: 220
• Scottish: 192
• European: 106
• Polish: 56
• Subsaharan African:: 54
• French (except Basque): 51
• African: 42
• Dutch: 36
• British: 26
• Lebanese: 21
• Arab:: 21
• Hungarian: 18
• Belgian: 13
• Swedish: 13
• Nigerian: 12
• Welsh: 12
• Northern European: 8
• Austrian: 8
• Slovene: 7
• Canadian: 7
• Swiss: 7
• Slovak: 6
• Norwegian: 6
• French Canadian: 6
• Slavic: 5
• Czechoslovakian: 4

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

• This state: 6313
• Northeast: 428
• Midwest: 402
• South: 606
• West: 96

56% of Dunbar residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 5
• Nursery to 4th grade: 11
• 5th and 6th grade: 26
• 7th and 8th grade: 119
• 9th grade: 44
• 10th grade: 68
• 11th grade: 76
• 12th grade, no diploma: 66
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 703
• Less than 1 year of college: 173
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 323
• Associate degree: 195
• Bachelor's degree: 450
• Master's degree: 131
• Professional school degree: 42
• Doctorate degree: 15

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 38
• Nursery to 4th grade: 8
• 5th and 6th grade: 73
• 7th and 8th grade: 201
• 9th grade: 79
• 10th grade: 131
• 11th grade: 59
• 12th grade, no diploma: 78
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,204
• Less than 1 year of college: 305
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 419
• Associate degree: 183
• Bachelor's degree: 332
• Master's degree: 193
• Professional school degree: 26
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 33.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $35,350
• Black householders: $22,054
• Asian householders: $96,272
• Some other race householders: $72,778
• Two or more races householders: $43,295
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $26,042

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $74,600
• Black or African American householders: $86,200
• Asian householders: $625,000
• Two or more races householders: $88,600

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,885
• One, attached: 82
• Two: 192
• 3 or 4: 181
• 5 to 9: 207
• 10 to 19: 314
• 20 to 49: 79
• 50 or more: 129
• Mobile homes: 28

Median worth of mobile homes: $81,900

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West Virginia:	5.5%

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West Virginia:	4.8%

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West Virginia:	15.4%

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