Population 57 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Perkins
Household size in Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.01 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.88 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.50 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.68 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.33 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Perkins are small: just 1.68 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 dropped from 2.01 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 Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 49.2 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.7 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 59.6 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 65.5 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +16.3 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Perkins skews older: half of its residents are older than 65.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.1% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.0% of households in Perkins, 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 Perkins
Renters in Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.3% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.1% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.8% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.2% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 15.2% of households in Perkins rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 89.0% 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 Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 65.1% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 37.6% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 36.8% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −55.1 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Perkins is close to the national rate: 10.1% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. 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 Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1974 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Perkins was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). 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 Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $529 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $490 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $553 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $623 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$94 | +$327 | +$606 |
Rent in Perkins runs $623 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 19.2% 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 Perkins
Bachelor's degrees in Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.8% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.1% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.6% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.6% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +16.8 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Perkins have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.6%, against 35.6% nationally. West Virginia as a whole looks much the same.
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 Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.1% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.9% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.7% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.5% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.4 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Perkins have finished high school (91.5%), a bit above the national rate of 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 Perkins
| Period | Perkins | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.3% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.8% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Perkins than nationally: unemployment was 3.8%, 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).
Perkins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins | 1.68 | 65.5 | 5.0% | 15.2% | 10.1% | 1982 | $623 | 25.6% | 91.5% | 3.8% |
| Shock | 1.85 | 62.5 | 6.3% | 15.2% | 12.1% | 1981 | $602 | 23.7% | 89.8% | 3.4% |
| Normantown | 2.23 | 56.8 | 6.1% | 13.3% | 17.1% | 1981 | $606 | 16.8% | 89.3% | 8.0% |
| Stumptown | 1.68 | 65.5 | 5.0% | 15.2% | 10.1% | 1982 | $623 | 25.6% | 91.5% | 3.8% |
| Flower | 3.36 | 39.4 | 8.4% | 10.4% | 18.9% | 1985 | $623 | 5.3% | 88.0% | 18.2% |
| Sand Ridge | 1.87 | 61.4 | 5.6% | 8.7% | 35.1% | 1973 | $524 | 10.8% | 85.0% | 3.0% |
| Staten | 1.96 | 59.3 | 5.9% | 3.9% | 47.5% | 1969 | $475 | 3.5% | 81.8% | 2.7% |
| Nicut | 2.83 | 45.3 | 14.0% | 14.9% | 23.6% | 1974 | $482 | 13.1% | 80.4% | 1.2% |
| Tague | 2.72 | 50.1 | 1.7% | 17.4% | 25.9% | 1988 | $496 | 22.1% | 86.9% | 19.1% |
| Cedarville | 3.18 | 41.6 | 7.8% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 1984 | $609 | 7.2% | 87.0% | 18.2% |
| Sycamore | 2.28 | 59.4 | 4.8% | 2.4% | 11.0% | 1970 | $475 | 12.9% | 81.9% | 15.2% |
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 Perkins. 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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