Population 265 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Margaret
Household size in Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.06 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.81 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.82 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.49 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Margaret average 2.58 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The typical household here is bigger than in West Virginia as a whole, where it has 2.43 people. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.06, 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 Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.6 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.1 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.0 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 49.5 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +8.9 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 49.5, Margaret is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.4% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.4% of households in Margaret, well below the national share of 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 Margaret
Renters in Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.8% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.4% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 4.5% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Margaret is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 4.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 77.5% 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 Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.1% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.7% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.0 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Margaret is close to the national rate: 9.0% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. 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 Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1953 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1965 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +24 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Margaret was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
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 Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $373 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $654 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $521 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $926 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$553 | +$327 | +$606 |
Rent in Margaret runs $926 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The picture is much the same across West Virginia. The typical renter here spends 26.3% 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 Margaret
Bachelor's degrees in Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.9% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.4% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.7% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Margaret have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 5.8%, 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 Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 68.9% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.1% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.0% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.5% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +18.6 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Margaret never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.5% 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 Margaret
| Period | Margaret | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.8% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.3% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been harder to find in Margaret than nationally: unemployment was 7.0%, 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).
Margaret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret | 2.58 | 49.5 | 7.4% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 1977 | $926 | 5.8% | 87.5% | 7.0% |
| Rinehart | 2.58 | 46.2 | 11.1% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 1968 | $879 | 8.5% | 81.2% | 5.5% |
| Wallace | 2.66 | 45.8 | 10.2% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 1970 | $857 | 8.1% | 82.2% | 6.6% |
| Folsom | 2.26 | 36.5 | 17.6% | 31.7% | 22.5% | 1967 | $592 | 8.9% | 86.6% | 4.6% |
| Jimtown | 3.07 | 45.1 | 5.3% | 6.5% | 19.0% | 1973 | $679 | 8.0% | 88.2% | 5.9% |
| Oakdale | 2.40 | 42.6 | 5.1% | 10.7% | 28.8% | 1986 | $866 | 12.0% | 87.0% | 2.1% |
| Peora | 2.61 | 43.1 | 4.5% | 10.6% | 25.5% | 1983 | $858 | 13.3% | 88.5% | 0.0% |
| Logansport | 2.55 | 54.2 | 15.0% | 24.5% | 8.0% | 1974 | $1,002 | 3.5% | 87.0% | 0.0% |
| Dola | 2.69 | 47.1 | 5.8% | 9.4% | 15.8% | 1972 | $898 | 11.3% | 89.2% | 1.5% |
| Smithfield | 2.30 | 36.7 | 16.0% | 28.3% | 19.6% | 1968 | $572 | 8.3% | 88.3% | 7.5% |
| Prospect Valley | 3.36 | 50.7 | 3.2% | 5.0% | 25.8% | 1965 | $948 | 9.0% | 93.3% | 0.0% |
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 Margaret. 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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