Powellton, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 5, Rural population: 1,764 (all nonfarm))

Powellton, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 789 (684 occupied: 546 owner occupied, 138 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	25%

Housing density: 22 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $136,138.

Median contract rent in 2008: $352 (lower quartile is $275, upper quartile is $430)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $399

Median gross rent in Powellton, WV in 2008: $570

Housing units in Powellton with a mortgage: 187 (2 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 270

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $64,218 (it was $42,000 in 2000)

Powellton:	$64,218
West Virginia:	$95,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,808 - $106,745

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $81,578
Here: $81,578
State: $141,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,915
Here: $92,915
State: $140,542

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $219,676
Here: $219,676
State: $142,875

Mobile homes: $33,713
Here: $33,713
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,769

In family households: 1,537 (405 male householders, 102 female householders)
433 spouses, 501 children (429 natural, 13 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 19 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 232 (79 male householders (63 living alone)), 112 female householders (98 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 237 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 161 1-person, 21 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

228 married couples with children.
87 single-parent households (18 men, 69 women).

96.8% of residents of Powellton speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 9 (0.5%)
(33.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Powellton, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 85 5 rooms: 183 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 63 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 34

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Powellton, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 40 5 rooms: 71 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 36
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 10
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 134
1960 to 1969: 28
1950 to 1959: 109
1940 to 1949: 140
1939 or earlier: 252

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Powellton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 199 3 bedrooms: 258 4 bedrooms: 55 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Powellton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 72 3 bedrooms: 66 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Powellton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 87 1 vehicle: 145 2 vehicles: 240 3 vehicles: 56 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Powellton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 37 1 vehicle: 61 2 vehicles: 30 3 vehicles: 10 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Powellton, WV:

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 20
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $49,999: 67
$50,000 to $59,999: 76
$60,000 to $69,999: 45
$70,000 to $79,999: 52
$80,000 to $89,999: 48
$90,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 69
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 6
$175,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 to $249,999: 4
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Powellton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Powellton:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 17
$350 to $399: 16
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 11
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$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: 42

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Powellton, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.8%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 0
5 to 9 minutes: 22
10 to 14 minutes: 70
15 to 19 minutes: 128
20 to 24 minutes: 70
25 to 29 minutes: 24
30 to 34 minutes: 36
35 to 39 minutes: 33
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 72
60 to 89 minutes: 64
90 or more minutes: 0

Powellton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 475 (89%)
Carpooled: 54 (10%)
Other means: 5 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 130
$10,000 to $14,999: 112
$15,000 to $19,999: 66
$20,000 to $24,999: 68
$25,000 to $29,999: 43
$30,000 to $34,999: 59
$35,000 to $39,999: 39
$40,000 to $44,999: 36
$45,000 to $49,999: 27
$50,000 to $59,999: 40
$60,000 to $74,999: 39
$75,000 to $99,999: 15
$100,000 to $124,999: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 1
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 284

German: 213

English: 174

Other groups: 156

Irish: 111

Dutch: 31

Subsaharan African:: 20

African: 20

Italian: 19

Welsh: 7

Norwegian: 5

Polish: 5

Scotch-Irish: 3

Scottish: 2

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

Nigeria (100%)

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

This state: 1581
Northeast: 32
Midwest: 46
South: 85
West: 5

76% of Powellton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 61
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 210
Less than 1 year of college: 6
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 12
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 73
9th grade: 67
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 239
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 70
Associate degree: 22
Bachelor's degree: 10
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 16.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 54.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 87.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $29,968
Black householders: $30,233
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $49,522
Two or more races householders: $11,512
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,289

Powellton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Powellton household income for Black householders

Powellton household income for Two or more races householders

Powellton marital status for males

Powellton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $60,736
Black or African American householders: $57,540
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $163,465
Two or more races householders: $94,446

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 643
One, attached: 2
3 or 4: 11
Mobile homes: 133

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,924

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Powellton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (19%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (13%) Coal or coke (4%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	14.9%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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