Population 953 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Rock View
Household size in Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.27 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.58 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.42 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.17 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.91 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Rock View is a place of big households: 3.17 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 2.27 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 Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.6 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.9 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.1 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.1 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −7.6 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Rock View are younger than 39.1 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is younger than in West Virginia overall, 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 Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.5% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 23.7% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +15.1 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Rock View: 23.7% of all 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 Rock View
Renters in Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.9% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.3% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.1% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.4% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.5 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a quarter of households in Rock View rent their homes (26.4%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. That is in line with the rest of West Virginia. Among homeowners, 79.7% 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 Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.9% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.2% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.3% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.1% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 22.1% of the housing in Rock View, 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 Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1968 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Rock View was built around 1976, 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 Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $264 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $577 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $561 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $540 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$275 | +$327 | +$606 |
The median renter in Rock View pays $540 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 26.3% 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 Rock View
Bachelor's degrees in Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.4% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.5% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Rock View 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 Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 71.9% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 73.9% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.4% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 72.9% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.0 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than a quarter of adults in Rock View never finished high school, well above the national share: only 72.9% 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 Rock View
| Period | Rock View | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.0% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.9% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 17.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +16.0 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Rock View: 17.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 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).
Rock View 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock View | 3.17 | 39.1 | 23.7% | 26.4% | 22.1% | 1976 | $540 | 4.2% | 72.9% | 17.2% |
| Windom | 2.30 | 58.5 | 34.1% | 16.5% | 8.5% | 1976 | $534 | 0.9% | 76.2% | 0.0% |
| Pineville | 2.83 | 42.7 | 23.2% | 21.8% | 19.2% | 1974 | $530 | 7.0% | 77.6% | 8.9% |
| Jesse | 2.76 | 53.2 | 17.6% | 16.6% | 21.4% | 1975 | $717 | 15.1% | 80.7% | 9.2% |
| Saulsville | 3.45 | 36.6 | 11.0% | 12.9% | 24.6% | 1968 | $623 | 11.2% | 81.3% | 11.3% |
| Wyoming | 2.32 | 55.7 | 30.2% | 17.2% | 9.5% | 1977 | $545 | 3.4% | 76.9% | 0.2% |
| Matheny | 2.19 | 58.2 | 15.3% | 17.0% | 15.5% | 1978 | $697 | 17.5% | 82.8% | 1.0% |
| New Richmond | 2.31 | 47.5 | 19.5% | 24.6% | 27.5% | 1970 | $545 | 15.3% | 85.3% | 9.0% |
| Glen Fork | 2.97 | 36.3 | 11.7% | 37.5% | 24.6% | 1975 | $593 | 11.6% | 80.3% | 15.5% |
| Brenton | 2.19 | 46.9 | 6.7% | 20.8% | 16.0% | 1981 | $633 | 19.3% | 81.9% | 1.7% |
| Mc Graws | 3.46 | 37.8 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 22.9% | 1967 | $650 | 11.8% | 82.6% | 8.4% |
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 Rock View. 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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