Population 453 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Switzer
Household size in Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.52 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.04 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.51 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Switzer are small: just 2.04 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 2.55, 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 Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.3 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.8 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.2 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 56.0 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +19.7 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
Switzer skews older: half of its residents are older than 56.0, 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 Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.1% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Switzer (10.6%), a little below the national share of 11.6%. West Virginia as a whole looks much the same.
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 Switzer
Renters in Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.9% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.0% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.9% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.5% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −14.4 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Switzer own their homes; 25.5% rent, below the national share of 34.8%. That is in line with the rest of West Virginia. About eight in ten owners (78.3%) 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 Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.8% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 23.7% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.7% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Switzer than nationally: 12.7%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Still, 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 Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1960 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1967 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +21 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Switzer are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1986, versus 1980 across the U.S.
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 Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $450 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $634 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $509 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $797 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$346 | +$327 | +$606 |
The median renter in Switzer pays $797 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.1% 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 Switzer
Bachelor's degrees in Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.2% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.1% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.4% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.8% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Switzer have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 3.8%, 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 Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.9% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 71.8% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.6% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.3% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Switzer never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.3% 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 Switzer
| Period | Switzer | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.0% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.3 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Switzer: 10.6% 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).
Switzer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzer | 2.04 | 56.0 | 10.6% | 25.5% | 12.7% | 1986 | $797 | 3.8% | 79.3% | 10.6% |
| Monaville | 2.01 | 55.8 | 17.9% | 32.9% | 12.1% | 1980 | $733 | 3.2% | 95.0% | 12.8% |
| Chauncey | 2.09 | 55.7 | 3.4% | 14.1% | 13.7% | 1991 | $863 | 4.9% | 63.1% | 8.5% |
| Wilkinson | 3.38 | 32.5 | 26.0% | 4.5% | 18.5% | 1966 | $768 | 24.9% | 84.6% | 24.9% |
| Neibert | 2.91 | 36.6 | 15.5% | 25.8% | 10.7% | 1970 | $734 | 15.6% | 88.5% | 18.1% |
| Whitman | 2.67 | 43.7 | 28.9% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 1978 | $731 | 20.9% | 93.2% | 16.1% |
| Stollings | 2.90 | 35.3 | 16.5% | 26.3% | 8.5% | 1963 | $799 | 15.7% | 82.7% | 19.9% |
| Lyburn | 2.67 | 43.8 | 8.4% | 24.0% | 12.0% | 1981 | $941 | 8.7% | 80.0% | 13.0% |
| Omar | 2.09 | 53.6 | 10.9% | 15.1% | 14.1% | 1988 | $829 | 7.0% | 66.8% | 10.0% |
| Mount Gay-Shamrock | 3.04 | 34.3 | 19.0% | 17.2% | 11.9% | 1976 | $711 | 23.4% | 80.7% | 20.2% |
| Dabney | 2.76 | 39.2 | 16.9% | 21.7% | 16.5% | 1960 | $750 | 15.6% | 90.6% | 15.0% |
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 Switzer. 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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