Population 672 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mount Gay-Shamrock
Household size in Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.51 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.18 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.04 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.59 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Mount Gay-Shamrock is a place of big households: 3.04 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.45 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.1 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.0 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 51.4 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.3 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.7 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Mount Gay-Shamrock is young: half of its residents are under 34.3, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.9% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 19.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.8 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in five households in Mount Gay-Shamrock (19.0%), well above 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
Renters in Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.5% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 35.8% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.7% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 17.2% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −21.3 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 17.2% of households in Mount Gay-Shamrock rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 58.9% 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.3% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.9% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.8% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
A few more homes sit empty in Mount Gay-Shamrock than nationally: 11.9%, against 9.6%. 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 as a whole (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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1967 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1969 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1966 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Mount Gay-Shamrock are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1976, 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $562 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $604 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $775 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $711 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$149 | +$327 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Mount Gay-Shamrock costs $711 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.5% 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
Bachelor's degrees in Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.4% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.7% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.4% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +17.2 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mount Gay-Shamrock have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.4%, against 35.6% nationally. The picture is much the same across West Virginia.
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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.4% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.0% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 71.0% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 80.7% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.3 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Mount Gay-Shamrock never finished high school, well above the national share: only 80.7% 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 Mount Gay-Shamrock
| Period | Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.2% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.0% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 20.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +9.6 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Mount Gay-Shamrock: 20.2% 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).
Mount Gay-Shamrock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gay-Shamrock | 3.04 | 34.3 | 19.0% | 17.2% | 11.9% | 1976 | $711 | 23.4% | 80.7% | 20.2% |
| Mount Gay | 2.02 | 47.6 | 6.5% | 29.6% | 14.2% | 1975 | $701 | 16.8% | 73.0% | 3.4% |
| Wilkinson | 3.38 | 32.5 | 26.0% | 4.5% | 18.5% | 1966 | $768 | 24.9% | 84.6% | 24.9% |
| Logan | 2.32 | 41.8 | 10.7% | 38.7% | 21.2% | 1972 | $815 | 15.8% | 75.4% | 15.3% |
| Verdunville | 2.39 | 44.4 | 4.6% | 22.6% | 15.9% | 1981 | $725 | 15.6% | 80.2% | 0.9% |
| West Logan | 1.88 | 48.7 | 8.1% | 34.9% | 14.1% | 1971 | $689 | 16.9% | 67.1% | 5.1% |
| Monaville | 2.01 | 55.8 | 17.9% | 32.9% | 12.1% | 1980 | $733 | 3.2% | 95.0% | 12.8% |
| Holden | 1.87 | 49.2 | 5.7% | 11.9% | 9.7% | 1978 | $692 | 12.3% | 86.2% | 0.0% |
| Whitman | 2.67 | 43.7 | 28.9% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 1978 | $731 | 20.9% | 93.2% | 16.1% |
| Stollings | 2.90 | 35.3 | 16.5% | 26.3% | 8.5% | 1963 | $799 | 15.7% | 82.7% | 19.9% |
| Peach Creek | 2.49 | 43.0 | 12.3% | 18.3% | 15.5% | 1955 | $805 | 12.6% | 77.7% | 21.9% |
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 Mount Gay-Shamrock. 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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