Population 731 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Red Jacket
Household size in Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.27 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.18 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.28 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.17 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Red Jacket are small: just 2.28 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. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.45, 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 Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.7 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.4 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.2 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.5 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +10.8 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Red Jacket skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.5, 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 Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.8% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.8% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −7.1 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in seven households in Red Jacket (13.8%), 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 Red Jacket
Renters in Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.5% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 28.8% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 32.7% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 28.2% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.2 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly three in ten households in Red Jacket rent their homes (28.2%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Even so, renters make up a bigger share here than in West Virginia as a whole (25.1%). About nine in ten owners (87.8%) 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 Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.7% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.3% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.3% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.8% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.9 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Red Jacket: 12.8% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Still, 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 Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1985 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −3 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Red Jacket are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1982, 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 Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $365 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $423 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $487 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $526 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$161 | +$327 | +$606 |
The median renter in Red Jacket pays $526 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 23.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Red Jacket
Bachelor's degrees in Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.4% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.2% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.7% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Red Jacket have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 7.7%, 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 Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 68.4% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 67.9% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 73.6% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.0% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.6 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Red Jacket never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.0% 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 Red Jacket
| Period | Red Jacket | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 20.4% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.9% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Red Jacket: 14.1% 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).
Red Jacket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Jacket | 2.28 | 46.5 | 13.8% | 28.2% | 12.8% | 1982 | $526 | 7.7% | 79.0% | 14.1% |
| Varney | 2.30 | 44.5 | 13.2% | 35.5% | 12.9% | 1981 | $527 | 7.3% | 82.9% | 18.4% |
| North Matewan | 1.98 | 60.2 | 10.3% | 19.0% | 2.9% | 1981 | $750 | 5.1% | 78.8% | 21.2% |
| Matewan | 2.39 | 41.8 | 14.5% | 31.4% | 15.7% | 1983 | $479 | 8.3% | 77.9% | 10.9% |
| Taylorville | 2.51 | 42.6 | 9.4% | 28.2% | 18.4% | 1988 | $616 | 10.6% | 80.6% | 8.2% |
| Ragland | 2.58 | 44.0 | 5.9% | 28.0% | 16.9% | 1989 | $778 | 10.9% | 80.4% | 13.1% |
| McCarr | 2.38 | 40.2 | 3.0% | 32.4% | 12.0% | 1984 | $598 | 5.4% | 79.1% | 8.9% |
| Pie | 2.26 | 46.3 | 14.4% | 33.1% | 12.6% | 1980 | $580 | 6.7% | 80.8% | 19.2% |
| Lobata | 2.65 | 52.1 | 6.7% | 11.0% | 25.5% | 1980 | $760 | 3.9% | 80.7% | 25.7% |
| Rawl | 1.94 | 52.5 | 12.2% | 6.3% | 29.0% | 1985 | $504 | 3.2% | 68.6% | 0.0% |
| Edgarton | 1.97 | 60.8 | 10.2% | 18.5% | 2.5% | 1981 | $760 | 4.9% | 78.8% | 21.5% |
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 Red Jacket. 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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