Jonben, WV Demographics

Population 258 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Jonben

Household size in Jonben

Household size, people per household
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–102.302.442.68
2010–142.062.452.73
2015–192.572.442.71
2020–242.402.432.65
Change+0.11−0.01−0.03
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Households in Jonben are small: just 2.40 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.30 in 2006–10, 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 Jonben

Median age, years
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1046.141.437.7
2010–1446.242.238.6
2015–1938.943.139.6
2020–2439.243.240.1
Change−6.9+1.9+2.3
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Half of the people in Jonben are younger than 39.2 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is younger than in West Virginia as a whole, where the median age is 43.2.

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 Jonben

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–102.6%9.7%12.3%
2010–145.9%10.4%12.3%
2015–1912.2%10.6%11.6%
2020–246.2%10.4%11.6%
Change+3.6 pts+0.6 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Jonben: 6.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

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 Jonben

Renters in Jonben

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1012.8%25.4%33.3%
2010–1421.2%27.0%35.6%
2015–1935.0%26.8%36.0%
2020–2412.4%25.1%34.8%
Change−0.4 pts−0.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Jonben is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 12.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 57.4% 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 Jonben

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1019.1%15.1%11.4%
2010–149.9%15.0%11.4%
2015–1921.6%16.8%11.1%
2020–2416.9%14.9%9.6%
Change−2.2 pts−0.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Jonben: 16.9% of homes are empty, 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 Jonben

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–10196819701974
2010–14198319731975
2015–19197619741977
2020–24198119761980
Change+13+6+6
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Homes in Jonben are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1981, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are newer than in West Virginia as a whole, where the median home dates to 1976.

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 Jonben

Rent, per month
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–10$536$578$965
2010–14$547$657$1,040
2015–19$597$759$1,213
2020–24$1,009$905$1,571
Change+$472+$327+$606
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Rent in Jonben runs $1,009 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in West Virginia as a whole ($905). The typical renter here spends 21.6% of household income on rent, comfortably 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 Jonben

Bachelor's degrees in Jonben

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–107.8%18.4%28.4%
2010–149.2%19.7%29.6%
2015–199.8%21.4%32.1%
2020–244.2%25.0%35.6%
Change−3.7 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Jonben have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 4.2%, 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 Jonben

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–1067.7%82.5%84.9%
2010–1470.4%84.8%86.1%
2015–1979.7%87.2%87.7%
2020–2493.8%89.4%89.3%
Change+26.0 pts+6.9 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Jonben is above the national rate: 93.8% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%.

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 Jonben

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodJonbenWest VirginiaU.S.
2006–107.7%7.2%8.1%
2010–148.7%8.2%9.4%
2015–198.1%6.7%5.6%
2020–249.9%5.5%5.4%
Change+2.2 pts−1.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Jonben runs well above the national rate: 9.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).

Jonben compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Jonben2.4039.26.2%12.4%16.9%1981$1,0094.2%93.8%9.9%
Coal City2.3842.76.5%21.7%26.1%1980$98911.3%96.1%12.1%
Cool Ridge2.5540.44.5%10.7%15.6%1983$88225.3%91.4%2.0%
Ghent2.5239.63.8%11.4%17.5%1979$90226.8%88.9%1.2%
Josephine2.0843.233.2%42.3%12.6%1992$96122.4%85.0%12.5%
Odd2.2050.97.3%8.4%26.3%1980$9468.5%78.6%8.5%
Mead1.6070.36.6%2.8%36.2%1976$9616.2%53.8%13.2%
Princewick2.1732.947.8%53.7%1.5%2001$96128.2%96.1%10.1%
Flat Top2.9441.79.8%1.7%26.5%1987$82728.4%90.1%0.0%
Shady Spring2.6443.29.9%18.7%14.9%1996$90523.2%86.6%2.7%
Daniels2.4147.35.6%10.8%15.7%1991$84128.7%92.0%4.5%

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 Jonben. 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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