Population 248 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wainville
Household size in Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.24 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.98 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.36 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +1.12 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Wainville is a place of big households: 3.36 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.24, 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 Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.6 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.9 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.0 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.2 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Wainville is 43.0 years old, older than the national median of 40.1. West Virginia as a whole looks much the same.
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 Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.5% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 19.6% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Wainville as they are nationally: 12.1%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in West Virginia overall (10.4%).
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 Wainville
Renters in Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.4% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.3% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.8% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 34.7% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +19.2 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a third of households in Wainville rent their homes (34.7%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in West Virginia as a whole (25.1%). Just over three-quarters of owners (77.4%) 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 Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.2% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.2% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.9% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 19.9% of the housing in Wainville, 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 Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −5 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Wainville are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1976, versus 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 Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $459 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $473 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $617 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $539 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$80 | +$327 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Wainville costs $539 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 51.0% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Wainville
Bachelor's degrees in Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.3% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 1.9% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 2.1% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.0% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.3 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Wainville have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 6.0%, 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 Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.4% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 75.9% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.8% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.2% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.8 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in Wainville never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.2% 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 Wainville
| Period | Wainville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.9% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.3% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.6% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.9 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Wainville out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. 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).
Wainville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainville | 3.36 | 43.0 | 12.1% | 34.7% | 19.9% | 1976 | $539 | 6.0% | 86.2% | 0.0% |
| Cowen | 2.90 | 50.9 | 6.2% | 21.0% | 19.7% | 1978 | $688 | 12.1% | 79.7% | 7.3% |
| Boggs | 3.09 | 46.8 | 8.3% | 24.5% | 18.4% | 1979 | $625 | 11.5% | 83.7% | 1.4% |
| Upperglade | 3.31 | 43.2 | 11.8% | 32.7% | 20.7% | 1977 | $551 | 6.1% | 86.8% | 0.3% |
| Donaldson | 3.27 | 43.5 | 11.5% | 31.6% | 21.1% | 1977 | $559 | 6.3% | 86.9% | 0.4% |
| Welch Glade | 2.86 | 50.2 | 7.5% | 25.0% | 23.4% | 1977 | $718 | 11.5% | 82.5% | 15.7% |
| Gauley Mills | 2.70 | 50.1 | 6.5% | 20.7% | 25.9% | 1980 | $725 | 11.1% | 85.6% | 9.4% |
| Camden-on-Gauley | 2.82 | 50.3 | 7.1% | 23.7% | 23.9% | 1978 | $720 | 11.5% | 83.1% | 14.0% |
| Bolair | 2.94 | 50.0 | 6.2% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1979 | $654 | 11.4% | 80.2% | 0.5% |
| Strouds | 2.89 | 50.2 | 7.6% | 26.0% | 22.9% | 1976 | $717 | 11.6% | 81.9% | 16.9% |
| Cherry Falls | 2.84 | 41.8 | 10.5% | 20.5% | 55.0% | 1958 | $755 | 18.8% | 89.2% | 2.3% |
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 Wainville. 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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