Welch, WV Demographic Data
Welch, WV Summary
Welch is located in Mcdowell County in West Virginia
- Population: 2,505
- Area: 6.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.01 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 414.94 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,792.65 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Welch, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
900
30%
50.8
Male
2,143
70%
49.2
Total Population
3,043
323,128,000
Welch, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
84
2.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
68
2.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
76
2.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
105
3.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
171
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
764
25.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
477
15.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
417
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
289
9.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
147
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
241
7.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
153
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
51
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,761
90.7%
77.2
Female
799
28.9%
51.3
Male
1,962
71.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,695
88.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
562
18.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
445
14.6%
15.2
Female
229
51.5%
55.8
Male
216
48.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Welch, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,994
98.4%
96.8
White
2,030
66.7%
72.6
Black or African American
772
25.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.7%
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
170
5.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
49
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
275
9.0%
17.8
Mexican
197
6.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
55
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,768
91.0%
82.2
Welch, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
131
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
379
14.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,261
49.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
468
18.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
108
4.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
120
4.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
72
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
510
20.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,029
79.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
192
7.5%
31.2
Welch, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,153
41.0%
33.7%
Now Married
866
30.8%
47.5
Divorced
377
13.4%
11.0%
Separated
205
7.3%
2.0
Widowed
214
7.6
5.8%
Welch, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,635
89.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
324
10.9%
21.6%
Spanish
282
9.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
26
0.9%
1.1%
Welch, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
190
22.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
82
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
121
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
80
9.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
127
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
73
8.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
91
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
53
6.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
27,115
57,617
Per capita income
12,618
31,128
Welch, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
68
13.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
22
4.2%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
170
32.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
50
9.5%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
40
7.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14
2.7%
11.4
Public administration
62
11.8%
4.6
Retail trade
95
18.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4
0.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
51
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
208
39.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
40
7.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
118
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
108
20.6%
18.1%
Welch, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
525
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
467
89.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
36
6.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
15
2.9%
2.7
Other means
7
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.6
26.6
Welch, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
146
17.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
365
44.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
200
24.1%
37.1
3 or more
119
14.3%
21.0
Welch, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
830
74.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
582
70.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
248
29.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
278
25.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Welch, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,108
1 room
90
8.1%
2.4
2 rooms
47
4.2%
2.7
3 rooms
50
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
89
8.0%
16.5
5 rooms
220
19.9%
19.8
6 rooms
301
27.2%
17.8
7 rooms
113
10.2%
12.0
8 rooms
127
11.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
71
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Welch, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,108
1-unit, detached
765
69.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
13
1.2%
5.9
2-units
3
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
61
5.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
37
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
23
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
107
9.7%
9.0
Mobile home
99
8.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Welch, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
359
32.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
91
8.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
314
28.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
57
5.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
140
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
78
7.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
46
4.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
23
2.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Welch, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
434
52.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
334
40.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
22
2.7%
0.1
Wood
28
3.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Welch, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
182
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
12
6.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
34
18.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
136
74.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
122
67.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
7.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
38
20.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Welch, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
162
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
59
36.4%
41.0%
Less than $500
103
63.6%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
315
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
15
12.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
5.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
25.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
16.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
46
39.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
130
0.0%
0.0%
Welch, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
582
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
255
43.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
277
47.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11
1.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
32
5.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7
1.2%
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)
54,800
205,000