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24801 zip code Welch
Zip Code: 24801
State: West Virginia
Population: 5343
Housing Units: 2738
Land Area: 81.7 square miles
211.5 square kilometers
Water Area: .1 square miles
.2 square kilometers
City Name: Welch
Post Office Name: Welch
County: McDowell
Area Code: 304
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +37.411086
Longitude: -081.539352
State Zip Codes: West Virginia Zip Codes
State Geography: West Virginia Geography


24801 Overview 24801 Demographic 24801 Economic 24801 Housing 24801 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 5,343 100.0 100%
  Male 2,483 46.5 49.1%
  Female 2,860 53.5 50.9%
Median Age 42.9 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 249 4.7 6.8%
18 years and over 4,207 78.7 74.3%
65 years and over 1,020 19.1 12.4%
One race 5,302 99.2 97.6%
  White 4,462 83.5 75.1%
  Black or African American 811 15.2 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.2 0.9%
  Asian 9 0.2 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 11 0.2 5.5%
  Two or more races 41 0.8 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 41 0.8 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.28 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.85 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 2,738 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 2,272 83.0 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 1,654 72.8 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 618 27.2 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 466 17.0 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 3,721 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 2,199 59.1 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 302 8.1 24.4%
Civilian veterans 489 12.0 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 1,074 39.3 19.2%
Foreign born 59 1.1 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 2,076 48.2 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 122 2.4 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 1,602 38.0 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 23.4 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 19,115 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 26,614 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 13,444 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 405 27.9 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 1,609 31.9 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 1,236 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 28,100 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 536 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 202 (X) 295


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