Romney, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,922
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
50.2
1.18% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
25.9%
21.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$49,286
26% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$184,400
22.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
678
21.7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Romney, 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.

99.8% of the residents in Romney, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Romney, WV was $184,400, and the homeownership rate was 48.9%.

Most people in Romney, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Romney, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Romney, WV is home to a population of 1.92k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.2% of Romney, WV residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2024, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.71k people) in Romney, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 133 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 50 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Romney, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Romney, WV was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Romney, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.71k ± 352
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    133 ± 65
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    50 ± 41
0.26%
Hispanic Population
5 people

In 2024, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.71k people) in Romney, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 133 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 50 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.26% of the people in Romney, WV are hispanic (5 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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

1.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
23 people
0.642%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11 people

As of 2024, 1.2% of Romney, WV residents (23 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 Romney, WV was 0.642%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    83 ± 52
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    30 ± 35

Romney, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.77 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Romney, WV employs 678 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Romney, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), Retail Trade (106 people), and Manufacturing (72 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($105,417), Educational Services ($83,345), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,875).

Employment

Occupations

678
2024 Value
± 177
21.7%
1 Year growth
± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Romney, WV grew at a rate of 21.7%, from 557 employees to 678 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Romney, WV, are Management Occupations (132 people), Sales & Related Occupations (73 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (54 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Romney, 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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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

678
2024 Value
± 177
21.7%
1 Year growth
± 30.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Romney, WV grew at a rate of 21.7%, from 557 employees to 678 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Romney, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), Retail Trade (106 people), and Manufacturing (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Romney, WV, though some of these residents may live in Romney, 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

$62,426
Median earning men ± $27,144
$40,568
Median earning women ± $7,922

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,188), Manufacturing ($61,103), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,263), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,719), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,882).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.
Y-Axis
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Romney, WV was $184,400 in 2024, which is 0.554 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $150,000 to $184,400, a 22.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Romney, WV is 48.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Romney, WV have an average commute time of 34.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Romney, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$184,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,911
$368
Median Property Taxes
±$116

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 Romney, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

48.9%
Homeownership
2024
45.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 48.9% of the housing units in Romney, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 49.7%.

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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.
$49,286
Median Household Income
± $17,254
752
Number of Households
± 157

In 2024, the median household income of the 752 households in Romney, WV grew to $49,286 from the previous year's value of $39,118.

The following chart displays the households in Romney, 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 $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Romney, 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 (87.6%)
  2. Walked (5.75%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.72%)

In 2024, 87.6% of workers in Romney, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (5.75%) and those who worked at home (4.72%).

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

34.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Romney, WV have a longer commute time (34.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.51% of the workforce in Romney, 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 Romney, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Romney, WV have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Romney, WV (470 out of 1.81k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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

89.6% of the population of Romney, WV has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 29% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 7.94% on non-group plans, and 2.65% 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, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.8% under 18 years, 8.32% between 18 and 34 years, 48.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.4%
Uninsured
36.2%
Employer Coverage
29%
Medicaid
13.8%
Medicare
7.94%
Non-Group
2.65%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Romney, WV declined by 3.03% from 10.7% to 10.4%.

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