Lewisburg, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,835
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.7
3.33% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
28%
26.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$49,560
6.13% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$334,900
16.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,380
7.88% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lewisburg, WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Lewisburg, WV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lewisburg, WV are West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (181 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Lewisburg, WV was $334,900, and the homeownership rate was 55.2%.

Most people in Lewisburg, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lewisburg, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lewisburg, WV is home to a population of 3.84k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.82% of Lewisburg, WV residents were born outside of the country (185 people).

In 2024, there were 35.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.46k people) in Lewisburg, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 98 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 83 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Lewisburg, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lewisburg, WV was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lewisburg, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.46k ± 193
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    98 ± 121
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    83 ± 94
3.7%
Hispanic Population
142 people

In 2024, there were 35.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.46k people) in Lewisburg, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 98 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 83 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.7% of the people in Lewisburg, WV are hispanic (142 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    2,277 ± 1,171 people
  2. Mexico
    2,211 ± 1,154 people
  3. Germany
    1,987 ± 1,094 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was India, the natal country of 2,277 West Virginia residents, followed by Mexico with 2,211 and Germany with 1,987.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.82%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
185 people
4.13%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
160 people

As of 2024, 4.82% of Lewisburg, WV residents (185 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lewisburg, WV was 4.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    100 ± 74
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    9 ± 20

Lewisburg, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 10 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lewisburg, WV employs 1.38k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lewisburg, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (460 people), Educational Services (283 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (197 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,780), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,533), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,305).

Employment

Occupations

1.38k
2024 Value
± 317
−7.88%
1 Year decline
± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lewisburg, WV declined at a rate of −7.88%, from 1.5k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lewisburg, WV, are Management Occupations (370 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (235 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (188 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lewisburg, WV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.38k
2024 Value
± 317
−7.88%
1 Year decline
± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lewisburg, WV declined at a rate of −7.88%, from 1.5k employees to 1.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lewisburg, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (460 people), Educational Services (283 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (197 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lewisburg, WV, though some of these residents may live in Lewisburg, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,250
Median earning men ± $7,816
$55,710
Median earning women ± $6,934

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,533), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,153), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($25,792).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,092) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($22,083).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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0.583%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 690k people employed in West Virginia. This represents a 0.583% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lewisburg, WV awarded 181 degrees. The student population of Lewisburg, WV in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 385 male students and 410 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lewisburg, WV are White (129 and 71.3%), Asian (34 and 18.8%), Unknown (6 and 3.31%), and Hispanic or Latino (5 and 2.76%).

The largest universities in Lewisburg, WV by number of degrees awarded are West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (181 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lewisburg, WV are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (181 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 795 students enrolled in Lewisburg, WV, 48.4% men and 51.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 550 records, of which 52.2% were women and 47.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
Most Common
181 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Professional Doctorate recipients in Lewisburg, WV was Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy with 181 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
181 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine with 181 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 99 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lewisburg, WV, which is 1.21 times more than the 82 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 129 degrees mean that there were 3.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 34 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lewisburg, WV was $334,900 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $287,400 to $334,900, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Lewisburg, WV is 55.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lewisburg, WV have an average commute time of 13.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lewisburg, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$334,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$48,458
$1,061
Median Property Taxes
±$289

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 Lewisburg, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

55.2%
Homeownership
2024
73.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.2% of the housing units in Lewisburg, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,560
Median Household Income
± $16,624
1.92k
Number of Households
± 389

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.92k households in Lewisburg, WV declined from $49,560 from the previous year's value of $52,798.

The following chart displays the households in Lewisburg, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lewisburg, WV is from West Virginia.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia
0.449
2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.39% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.4%)
  2. Walked (7.75%)
  3. Carpooled (5.43%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Lewisburg, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (7.75%) and those who carpooled to work (5.43%).

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.

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Commute Time

13.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lewisburg, WV have a shorter commute time (13.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lewisburg, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lewisburg, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lewisburg, WV have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lewisburg, WV (1.06k out of 3.77k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lewisburg, WV is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

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.

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Health

90.1% of the population of Lewisburg, WV has health coverage, with 32.5% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 17.4% on Medicare, 18.7% on non-group plans, and 0.948% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in West Virginia see 1,319 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,319 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1705 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 506 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.92%
Uninsured
32.5%
Employer Coverage
20.6%
Medicaid
17.4%
Medicare
18.7%
Non-Group
0.948%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lewisburg, WV grew by 4.61% from 9.49% to 9.92%.

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