Elk Garden, WV Demographic Data
Elk Garden, WV Summary
Elk Garden is located in Mineral County in West Virginia
- Population: 255
- Area: 0.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.26 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 988.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,251.31 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elk Garden, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
94
61%
50.8
Male
60
39%
49.2
Total Population
154
323,128,000
Elk Garden, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
12
7.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
0
0.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
13
8.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
12
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
16
10.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
15
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14
9.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
19
12.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
25
16.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
134
87.0%
77.2
Female
84
62.7%
51.3
Male
50
37.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
121
78.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
47
30.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
34
22.1%
15.2
Female
19
55.9%
55.8
Male
15
44.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Elk Garden, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
154
100.0%
96.8
White
154
100.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
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
154
100.0%
82.2
Elk Garden, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6
5.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
26
23.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
65
59.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
9
8.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
0
0.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3
2.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
0
0.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
32
29.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
77
70.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3
2.8%
31.2
Elk Garden, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
46
34.3%
33.7%
Now Married
55
41.0%
47.5
Divorced
11
8.2%
11.0%
Separated
6
4.5%
2.0
Widowed
16
11.9
5.8%
Elk Garden, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
142
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%
Elk Garden, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
18
22.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
14
17.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
12
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
9
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7
8.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
19
23.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3
3.7%
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
21,250
57,617
Per capita income
17,129
31,128
Elk Garden, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
12.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1
1.6%
9.8
Construction
2
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
23
37.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
2
3.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
3
4.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2
3.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
12
19.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
9
14.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
13
21.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8
12.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
11
17.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
24
38.7%
18.1%
Elk Garden, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
62
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
53
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
7
11.3%
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
2
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Elk Garden, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
14
17.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
50
61.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
11
13.4%
37.1
3 or more
7
8.5%
21.0
Elk Garden, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
82
82.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
32
39.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
50
61.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
18
18.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.4
0.0%
2.5
Elk Garden, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
100
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
34
34.0%
16.5
5 rooms
46
46.0%
19.8
6 rooms
17
17.0%
17.8
7 rooms
2
2.0%
12.0
8 rooms
0
0.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1
1.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elk Garden, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
100
1-unit, detached
77
77.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
2
2.0%
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
21
21.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elk Garden, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7
7.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
12
12.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
20
20.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
35
35.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
14
14.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5
5.0%
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%
Elk Garden, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
20
24.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
46
56.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8
9.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
2
2.4%
0.1
Wood
6
7.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elk Garden, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
12.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
7
87.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5
62.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
25.0%
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
1
12.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elk Garden, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
30
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
11
36.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
19
63.3%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
20
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
460
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
36.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3
10.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
6.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
16.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5
16.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
20
0.0%
0.0%
Elk Garden, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
32
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
13
40.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
13
40.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1
3.1%
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)
75,000
205,000