Population 402 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Spelter
Household size in Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.41 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.25 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.21 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.27 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.14 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Spelter are small: just 2.27 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 2.41 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 Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.2 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.7 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.7 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.3 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.1 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Spelter is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.3, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.9% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.0% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.6% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −15.7 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Spelter: 6.2% of 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 Spelter
Renters in Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.0% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 34.6% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.5% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 38.3% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Spelter rent their homes (38.3%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. Just over six in ten owners (63.0%) 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 Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.3% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.1% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.1 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.3% of homes in Spelter are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1971 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1951 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +14 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Spelter is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 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 Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $534 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $536 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $822 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,169 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$635 | +$327 | +$606 |
The median renter in Spelter pays $1,169 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in West Virginia as a whole ($905). The typical renter here spends 22.8% 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 Spelter
Bachelor's degrees in Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.7% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.8% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.1% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 33.4% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +20.7 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
About a third of adults 25 and older in Spelter (33.4%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, close to the national share of 35.6%. The share is higher than in West Virginia as a whole (25.0%).
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 Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.9% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 84.8% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.5% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.4 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in Spelter never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Spelter
| Period | Spelter | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.2% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.8% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.4 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Spelter has been low: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below 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).
Spelter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spelter | 2.27 | 38.3 | 6.2% | 38.3% | 3.3% | 1987 | $1,169 | 33.4% | 86.3% | 2.8% |
| Meadowbrook | 2.39 | 39.4 | 7.7% | 38.8% | 12.8% | 1978 | $1,028 | 23.8% | 88.6% | 2.1% |
| Dawmont | 2.27 | 38.1 | 6.2% | 38.7% | 3.0% | 1987 | $1,177 | 34.0% | 86.1% | 2.8% |
| Gypsy | 2.49 | 41.3 | 8.5% | 35.5% | 21.9% | 1970 | $879 | 13.3% | 91.5% | 1.3% |
| Laura Lee Mine | 2.21 | 46.3 | 1.3% | 15.0% | 10.1% | 1986 | $963 | 15.1% | 94.9% | 1.1% |
| Glen Falls | 2.28 | 39.7 | 7.4% | 37.2% | 5.1% | 1979 | $1,031 | 30.1% | 87.8% | 3.7% |
| Haywood | 2.54 | 40.9 | 9.5% | 39.5% | 23.6% | 1967 | $866 | 12.9% | 91.1% | 1.3% |
| Lumberport | 2.78 | 47.1 | 2.4% | 10.7% | 18.0% | 1976 | $951 | 12.3% | 93.7% | 0.8% |
| Gore | 2.23 | 44.0 | 2.9% | 21.7% | 8.1% | 1986 | $1,023 | 20.3% | 92.3% | 1.7% |
| Hepzibah | 2.57 | 39.6 | 5.4% | 22.3% | 7.2% | 1989 | $1,159 | 32.8% | 90.9% | 5.3% |
| Willard | 3.08 | 30.9 | 5.7% | 44.0% | 10.8% | 1945 | $866 | 20.1% | 70.6% | 2.5% |
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 Spelter. 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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