Population 1,568 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wardensville
Household size in Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.77 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.60 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.14 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.20 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.57 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Wardensville is a place of small households, averaging 2.20 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.77 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 Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.1 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.9 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 50.7 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 51.3 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.2 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 51.3, Wardensville is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.4% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.0% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.3% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.3% of households in Wardensville, well below the national share of 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 Wardensville
Renters in Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.5% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.5% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 17.6% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −6.9 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Wardensville is largely a place of homeowners: only 17.6% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 48.2% have no mortgage at all, 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 Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 47.8% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 37.0% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 54.8% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 37.2% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −10.6 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 37.2% of the housing in Wardensville, 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 Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Wardensville are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1982, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are newer than in West Virginia overall, where the median home dates to 1976.
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 Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $509 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $645 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $742 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $840 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$332 | +$327 | +$606 |
Rent in Wardensville runs $840 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.8% 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 Wardensville
Bachelor's degrees in Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.2% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.4% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.1% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.6 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Wardensville have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.1%, 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 Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.7% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.4% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.2% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.8% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.1 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Wardensville is close to the national rate: 89.8% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
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 Wardensville
| Period | Wardensville | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.2%, unemployment in Wardensville is close to 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).
Wardensville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardensville | 2.20 | 51.3 | 7.3% | 17.6% | 37.2% | 1982 | $840 | 16.1% | 89.8% | 5.2% |
| Perry | 1.99 | 51.9 | 9.5% | 19.2% | 24.5% | 1980 | $820 | 14.6% | 91.6% | 6.2% |
| Zepp | 2.75 | 43.9 | 6.9% | 10.4% | 15.5% | 1992 | $1,195 | 21.1% | 93.1% | 2.4% |
| Star Tannery | 3.11 | 40.5 | 10.9% | 3.1% | 19.8% | 2003 | $1,486 | 19.5% | 93.1% | 0.4% |
| Kirby | 2.94 | 40.1 | 7.9% | 4.2% | 47.1% | 1988 | $754 | 15.1% | 91.9% | 0.9% |
| Capon Springs | 3.30 | 28.2 | 25.0% | 18.6% | 39.6% | 1980 | $1,133 | 7.6% | 85.7% | 22.7% |
| Delray | 3.67 | 42.5 | 16.6% | 21.4% | 58.0% | 1991 | $787 | 19.5% | 84.5% | 24.4% |
| Needmore | 2.55 | 54.0 | 3.0% | 14.0% | 45.1% | 1986 | $773 | 16.6% | 84.8% | 4.0% |
| Baker | 2.47 | 53.3 | 6.3% | 13.9% | 44.8% | 1986 | $737 | 10.8% | 87.3% | 6.5% |
| Yellow Spring | 3.36 | 29.3 | 21.9% | 21.3% | 45.5% | 1988 | $1,133 | 13.5% | 85.5% | 20.5% |
| Rio | 2.55 | 54.9 | 2.7% | 11.3% | 32.1% | 1982 | $796 | 15.0% | 90.7% | 3.1% |
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 Wardensville. 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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