Ellamore, WV Demographics

Population 305 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Ellamore

Household size in Ellamore

Household size, people per household
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–102.272.442.68
2010–142.782.452.73
2015–192.452.442.71
2020–242.432.432.65
Change+0.16−0.01−0.03
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Households in Ellamore run small, averaging 2.43 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. That is in line with the rest of West Virginia. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.27, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Ellamore

Median age, years
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1045.341.437.7
2010–1449.542.238.6
2015–1944.543.139.6
2020–2443.243.240.1
Change−2.1+1.9+2.3
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Ellamore skews older than the country: its median age is 43.2, against 40.1 nationally. West Virginia as a whole looks much the same.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Ellamore

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–104.9%9.7%12.3%
2010–146.9%10.4%12.3%
2015–1911.5%10.6%11.6%
2020–249.2%10.4%11.6%
Change+4.4 pts+0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are less common in Ellamore than nationally: 9.2%, against 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Ellamore

Renters in Ellamore

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1010.8%25.4%33.3%
2010–1418.9%27.0%35.6%
2015–1918.9%26.8%36.0%
2020–2413.3%25.1%34.8%
Change+2.5 pts−0.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 13.3% of households in Ellamore rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 61.9% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Ellamore

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1016.5%15.1%11.4%
2010–1420.9%15.0%11.4%
2015–1911.5%16.8%11.1%
2020–2412.7%14.9%9.6%
Change−3.8 pts−0.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy runs high in Ellamore: 12.7% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Even so, the rate is lower than in West Virginia overall (14.9%).

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Ellamore

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–10197719701974
2010–14197919731975
2015–19198219741977
2020–24198919761980
Change+12+6+6
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Ellamore has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1989, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Ellamore

Rent, per month
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–10$548$578$965
2010–14$504$657$1,040
2015–19$838$759$1,213
2020–24$541$905$1,571
Change−$8+$327+$606
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The median renter in Ellamore pays $541 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 18.0% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Ellamore

Bachelor's degrees in Ellamore

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1013.8%18.4%28.4%
2010–148.2%19.7%29.6%
2015–1915.0%21.4%32.1%
2020–2414.2%25.0%35.6%
Change+0.4 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Ellamore have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.2%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Ellamore

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1082.2%82.5%84.9%
2010–1474.0%84.8%86.1%
2015–1984.1%87.2%87.7%
2020–2485.9%89.4%89.3%
Change+3.7 pts+6.9 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in seven adults in Ellamore never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Ellamore

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodEllamoreWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–108.2%7.2%8.1%
2010–1410.0%8.2%9.4%
2015–195.7%6.7%5.6%
2020–2411.4%5.5%5.4%
Change+3.2 pts−1.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Ellamore: 11.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Ellamore compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Ellamore2.4343.29.2%13.3%12.7%1989$54114.2%85.9%11.4%
Lantz3.3034.913.5%18.1%14.2%1989$8408.8%86.5%1.3%
Sand Run2.3747.37.6%12.0%22.6%1986$59713.2%86.6%5.9%
Heavener Grove2.4240.510.2%12.6%16.2%1991$58913.9%82.6%11.7%
Swamp Run2.4337.411.3%12.1%19.6%1993$64713.0%79.2%11.2%
Talbott3.5333.315.1%19.1%16.0%1988$9129.7%86.2%1.7%
Kingsville2.6639.68.8%14.9%8.9%1990$6346.1%87.3%0.0%
Ivy2.1055.05.4%11.2%25.5%1989$64712.4%90.1%2.6%
Pumpkintown2.7343.317.6%18.7%16.1%1987$72212.0%84.4%7.6%
Audra2.6643.111.8%10.3%18.4%1980$82710.9%86.9%8.7%
Werner3.5333.315.1%19.1%16.0%1988$9129.7%86.2%1.7%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Ellamore. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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