Gypsy, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

119

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

29.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

24.4%

25.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,524

2019 Median Property Value

$32,900

Population & Diversity

Gypsy, WV is home to a population of 119 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 6.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (103 people) in Gypsy, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Gypsy, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gypsy, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gypsy, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gypsy, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
103 ± 76
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
16 ± 23
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gypsy, WV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for West Virginia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,614 ± 1,254 people
Philippines
2,231 ± 1,159 people
India
2,211 ± 1,154 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Mexico, the natal country of 2,614 West Virginia residents, followed by Philippines with 2,231 and India with 2,211.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

17 ± 31

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gypsy, WV.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gypsy, WV was $32,900 in 2019, which is 0.0989 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $29,100 to $32,900, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Gypsy, WV is 41.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gypsy, WV have an average commute time of 34.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gypsy, WV is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$32,900

Median Property Value 2019

±$30,431

$19

Median Property Taxes

±$50

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gypsy, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gypsy, WV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,524

Median Household Income

± $50,848

Number of Households

± 64

The following chart displays the households in Gypsy, WV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gypsy, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in West Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Gypsy, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gypsy, WV have a longer commute time (34.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Gypsy, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gypsy, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gypsy, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gypsy, WV have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gypsy, WV (29 out of 119 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 5, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gypsy, WV is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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