Population 425 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Glen Fork
Household size in Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.32 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.60 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.58 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.97 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.65 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Glen Fork are large by national standards, averaging 2.97 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.32 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.8 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.0 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.8 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.3 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.4 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Glen Fork is younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 36.3, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.4% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.8% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 18.0% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.7% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Glen Fork (11.7%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in West Virginia overall (10.4%).
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 Glen Fork
Renters in Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.9% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.2% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.9% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.5% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +15.6 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Glen Fork rent their homes (37.5%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in West Virginia as a whole (25.1%). About two-thirds of owners (64.9%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.9% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.6% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.6% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.7 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 24.6% of the housing in Glen Fork, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1975 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −2 | +6 | +6 |
Housing in Glen Fork leans a little older: the median home dates to 1975, against 1980 nationally. West Virginia as a whole looks much the same.
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 Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $379 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $481 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $706 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $593 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$214 | +$327 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Glen Fork costs $593 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 29.8% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Glen Fork
Bachelor's degrees in Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.8% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.6% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Glen Fork have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 11.6%, 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 Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 67.0% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.4% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.6% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 80.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +13.3 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in Glen Fork never finished high school, well above the national share: only 80.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Glen Fork
| Period | Glen Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.6% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.5% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +10.9 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Glen Fork runs well above the national rate: 15.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).
Glen Fork compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Fork | 2.97 | 36.3 | 11.7% | 37.5% | 24.6% | 1975 | $593 | 11.6% | 80.3% | 15.5% |
| Jesse | 2.76 | 53.2 | 17.6% | 16.6% | 21.4% | 1975 | $717 | 15.1% | 80.7% | 9.2% |
| Ravencliff | 2.43 | 45.0 | 6.3% | 33.5% | 18.8% | 1972 | $650 | 16.2% | 89.1% | 2.8% |
| Matheny | 2.19 | 58.2 | 15.3% | 17.0% | 15.5% | 1978 | $697 | 17.5% | 82.8% | 1.0% |
| Mc Graws | 3.46 | 37.8 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 22.9% | 1967 | $650 | 11.8% | 82.6% | 8.4% |
| Kopperston | 2.06 | 58.2 | 8.6% | 31.3% | 14.7% | 1964 | $842 | 7.5% | 61.6% | 5.7% |
| Rock View | 3.17 | 39.1 | 23.7% | 26.4% | 22.1% | 1976 | $540 | 4.2% | 72.9% | 17.2% |
| Oceana | 2.17 | 56.5 | 7.1% | 19.4% | 17.8% | 1974 | $962 | 19.6% | 81.0% | 1.9% |
| Saulsville | 3.45 | 36.6 | 11.0% | 12.9% | 24.6% | 1968 | $623 | 11.2% | 81.3% | 11.3% |
| Lillyhaven | 1.94 | 50.1 | 5.6% | 42.2% | 16.3% | 1972 | $845 | 16.1% | 86.4% | 1.1% |
| Glen Rogers | 3.39 | 38.3 | 9.2% | 11.1% | 22.6% | 1967 | $650 | 12.0% | 83.0% | 8.0% |
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 Glen Fork. 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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