Big Sandy, WV Demographic Data
Big Sandy, WV Summary
Big Sandy is located in Mcdowell County in West Virginia
- Population: 70
- Area: 0.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 126.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,242.13 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Big Sandy, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
102
46%
50.8
Male
118
54%
49.2
Total Population
220
323,128,000
Big Sandy, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
0
0.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
0
0.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
0
0.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
0
0.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
14
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
0
0.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
22
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
0
0.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
0
0.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
30
13.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
60
27.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
71
32.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
23
10.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
220
100.0%
77.2
Female
102
46.4%
51.3
Male
118
53.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
206
93.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
184
83.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
154
70.0%
15.2
Female
89
57.8%
55.8
Male
65
42.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
69
0.0%
0.0
Big Sandy, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
220
100.0%
96.8
White
158
71.8%
72.6
Black or African American
62
28.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
220
100.0%
82.2
Big Sandy, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
21
10.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
13
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
89
43.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
83
40.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
0
0.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
0
0.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
0
0.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
34
16.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
172
83.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
0
0.0%
31.2
Big Sandy, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
14
6.4%
33.7%
Now Married
179
81.4%
47.5
Divorced
0
0.0%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
27
12.3
5.8%
Big Sandy, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
220
100.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
0
0.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Big Sandy, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
14
10.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
12
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
13
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8
5.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
61
45.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
27
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,840
57,617
Per capita income
19,915
31,128
Big Sandy, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
0
0.0%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
13
100.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
0
0.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
0
0.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
0
0.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
0
0.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
0
0.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
0
0.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
13
100.0%
18.1%
Big Sandy, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13
100.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
0
0.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.6
Big Sandy, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
26
19.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
47
34.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
40
29.6%
37.1
3 or more
22
16.3%
21.0
Big Sandy, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
135
84.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
121
89.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
14
10.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
25
15.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
0.0
0.0%
2.5
Big Sandy, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
160
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
39
24.4%
16.5
5 rooms
86
53.8%
19.8
6 rooms
0
0.0%
17.8
7 rooms
0
0.0%
12.0
8 rooms
8
5.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
27
16.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Big Sandy, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
160
1-unit, detached
147
91.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
13
8.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Big Sandy, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
55
34.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
27
16.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
38
23.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
13
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
0
0.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
14
8.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13
8.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Big Sandy, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
32
23.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
103
76.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Big Sandy, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
12
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
12
100.0%
1.6%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
0
0.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
12
100.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Big Sandy, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
14
41,631,300
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
14
100.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Big Sandy, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
121
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
74
61.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
15
12.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
32
26.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
0
205,000