Wardensville, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
378
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.5
4.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.8%
3.07% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$33,750
13.2% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$205,300
11.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
141

About

None of the households in Wardensville, 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.

100% of the residents in Wardensville, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wardensville, WV was $205,300, and the homeownership rate was 62%.

Most people in Wardensville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Wardensville, WV was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wardensville, WV is home to a population of 378 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.529% of Wardensville, WV residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 40.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (362 people) in Wardensville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9 White (Hispanic) and 4 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (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 Wardensville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wardensville, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wardensville, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    362 ± 137
  2. White (Hispanic)
    9 ± 20
  3. Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
    4 ± 12
3.17%
Hispanic Population
12 people

In 2024, there were 40.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (362 people) in Wardensville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9 White (Hispanic) and 4 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.17% of the people in Wardensville, WV are hispanic (12 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wardensville, 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

0.529%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2 people
0.289%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1 people

As of 2024, 0.529% of Wardensville, WV residents (2 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 Wardensville, WV was 0.289%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    12 ± 24
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    5 ± 16

Wardensville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wardensville, WV employs 141 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wardensville, WV were Retail Trade (27 people), Accommodation & Food Services (26 people), and Manufacturing (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($80,417), Educational Services ($54,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,500).

Employment

Occupations

141
2024 Value
± 89

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wardensville, WV stayed at a rate of 0%, from 141 employees to 141 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wardensville, WV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (30 people), Sales & Related Occupations (17 people), and Material Moving Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wardensville, 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

141
2024 Value
± 89

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wardensville, WV stayed at a rate of 0%, from 141 employees to 141 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wardensville, WV, are Retail Trade (27 people), Accommodation & Food Services (26 people), and Manufacturing (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wardensville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Wardensville, 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

$46,563
Median earning men ± $21,536
$33,571
Median earning women ± $11,157

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($80,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,333), and Manufacturing ($46,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,250), Retail Trade ($35,139), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($22,000).

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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 Wardensville, WV was $205,300 in 2024, which is 0.617 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,400 to $205,300, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Wardensville, WV is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wardensville, WV have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wardensville, WV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$205,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$59,064
$114
Median Property Taxes
±$55

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

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

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Rent vs Own

62%
Homeownership
2024
49.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Wardensville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.7%.

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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.
$33,750
Median Household Income
± $18,679
184
Number of Households
± 67

In 2024, the median household income of the 184 households in Wardensville, WV declined from $33,750 from the previous year's value of $38,889.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wardensville, 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 (79.6%)
  2. Walked (12.4%)
  3. Carpooled (5.84%)

In 2024, 79.6% of workers in Wardensville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.84%).

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

31.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wardensville, WV have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.6% of the workforce in Wardensville, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wardensville, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wardensville, WV have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wardensville, WV (82 out of 376 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wardensville, WV is White, followed by Hispanic and Pacific Islander.

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

92.3% of the population of Wardensville, WV has health coverage, with 33.1% on employee plans, 23.5% on Medicaid, 29.9% on Medicare, 4.5% on non-group plans, and 1.32% 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, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 15.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.67%
Uninsured
33.1%
Employer Coverage
23.5%
Medicaid
29.9%
Medicare
4.5%
Non-Group
1.32%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wardensville, WV grew by 65.9% from 4.62% to 7.67%.

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