Marlinton, WV Demographic Data
Marlinton, WV Summary
Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County in West Virginia
- Population: 1,093
- Area: 2.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.44 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 431.84 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,128.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Marlinton, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
585
55%
50.8
Male
488
46%
49.2
Total Population
1,073
323,128,000
Marlinton, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
73
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
41
3.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
72
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
45
4.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
47
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
111
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
127
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
128
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
106
9.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
94
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
118
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
73
6.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
38
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
854
79.6%
77.2
Female
499
58.4%
51.3
Male
355
41.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
825
76.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
286
26.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
229
21.3%
15.2
Female
152
66.4%
55.8
Male
77
33.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Marlinton, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,014
94.5%
96.8
White
972
90.6%
72.6
Black or African American
42
3.9%
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
59
5.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7
0.7%
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
7
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,066
99.3%
82.2
Marlinton, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
36
4.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
108
13.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
311
39.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
141
17.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
69
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
76
9.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
54
6.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
144
18.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
651
81.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
130
16.4%
31.2
Marlinton, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
207
23.3%
33.7%
Now Married
386
43.5%
47.5
Divorced
180
20.3%
11.0%
Separated
28
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
86
9.7
5.8%
Marlinton, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,000
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%
Marlinton, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
53
11.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
63
14.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
90
20.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
81
18.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
69
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
46
10.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15
3.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
26
5.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
26,000
57,617
Per capita income
16,213
31,128
Marlinton, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
85
21.2%
9.8
Construction
23
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
103
25.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
22
5.5%
6.6
Information
4
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
17
4.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13
3.2%
11.4
Public administration
51
12.7%
4.6
Retail trade
35
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
21
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
11
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
40
10.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
124
30.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
35
8.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
77
19.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
125
31.2%
18.1%
Marlinton, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
397
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
292
73.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
66
16.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
22
5.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
17
4.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.1
26.6
Marlinton, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
96
21.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
168
37.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
111
24.8%
37.1
3 or more
73
16.3%
21.0
Marlinton, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
448
70.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
238
53.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
210
46.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
187
29.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
15
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Marlinton, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
635
1 room
5
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
30
4.7%
2.7
3 rooms
73
11.5%
9.1
4 rooms
96
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
88
13.9%
19.8
6 rooms
126
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
104
16.4%
12.0
8 rooms
55
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
58
9.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Marlinton, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
635
1-unit, detached
485
76.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
38
6.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
50
7.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
29
4.6%
4.4
20 or more units
3
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
10
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Marlinton, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
195
30.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
80
12.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
117
18.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
46
7.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
78
12.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
59
9.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
38
6.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
22
3.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Marlinton, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
40
8.9%
4.7
Electricity
258
57.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
77
17.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
73
16.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Marlinton, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
112
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%
Less than $500
11
9.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
13
11.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
29
25.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
59
52.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
34
32.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
13.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
12.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
10.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
32
30.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Marlinton, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
188
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
18
9.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
75
39.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
95
50.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
22
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
608
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
24
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
23
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
15.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
5.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
82
43.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Marlinton, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
238
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
56
23.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
106
44.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
28
11.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
26
10.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8
3.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11
4.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
1.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,000
205,000