Population 1,926 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Sand Fork
Household size in Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.85 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.65 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.86 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.28 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.56 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Sand Fork is a place of small households, averaging 2.28 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.85, 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 Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.5 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.7 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.6 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.4 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.9 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Sand Fork skews a little older than the country: its median age is 42.4, against 40.1 nationally. The picture is much the same across West Virginia.
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 Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.9% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.7% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.9% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +5.3 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Sand Fork as they are nationally: 11.2%, against 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 Sand Fork
Renters in Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 31.6% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +20.3 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over three in ten households in Sand Fork rent their homes (31.6%), a little 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%). Among homeowners, 60.7% 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 Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.4% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.6% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.2% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 92.2% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +60.8 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 92.2% of the housing in Sand Fork, 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 Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −10 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Sand Fork run older than the national norm, with a median build year of 1972 against 1980. The picture is much the same across West Virginia.
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 Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $473 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $483 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $275 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $865 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$392 | +$327 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Sand Fork costs $865 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. That is in line with the rest of West Virginia. The typical renter here spends 23.7% 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 Sand Fork
Bachelor's degrees in Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.5% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.5% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −4.7 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Sand Fork: 3.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 71.6% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.8% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.2% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 78.0% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Sand Fork never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.0% 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 Sand Fork
| Period | Sand Fork | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.3% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Sand Fork: 9.3% 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).
Sand Fork 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Fork | 2.28 | 42.4 | 11.2% | 31.6% | 92.2% | 1972 | $865 | 3.5% | 78.0% | 9.3% |
| Lockney | 2.95 | 37.3 | 10.5% | 16.2% | 23.8% | 1973 | $665 | 16.7% | 88.9% | 12.6% |
| Glenville | 2.23 | 35.4 | 11.1% | 33.3% | 27.4% | 1971 | $750 | 30.2% | 88.5% | 7.6% |
| Stouts Mills | 2.22 | 49.3 | 13.6% | 22.7% | 25.8% | 1956 | $636 | 31.3% | 80.4% | 5.5% |
| Linn | 2.24 | 47.5 | 15.3% | 38.4% | 28.4% | 1977 | $666 | 11.4% | 79.5% | 11.0% |
| Cedarville | 3.18 | 41.6 | 7.8% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 1984 | $609 | 7.2% | 87.0% | 18.2% |
| Kanawha Drive | 2.70 | 48.1 | 9.3% | 19.8% | 30.7% | 1976 | $826 | 10.0% | 85.6% | 13.7% |
| Coxs Mills | 2.49 | 34.9 | 22.0% | 14.0% | 33.7% | 1974 | $684 | 31.8% | 92.3% | 2.2% |
| Flower | 3.36 | 39.4 | 8.4% | 10.4% | 18.9% | 1985 | $623 | 5.3% | 88.0% | 18.2% |
| Copen | 2.48 | 53.1 | 3.8% | 23.5% | 25.6% | 1975 | $603 | 12.7% | 92.5% | 2.3% |
| Burnsville | 2.33 | 46.7 | 7.0% | 25.6% | 26.8% | 1972 | $655 | 12.6% | 85.8% | 3.4% |
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 Sand Fork. 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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