Romney, WV Demographic Data
Romney, WV Summary
Romney is located in Hampshire County in West Virginia
- Population: 2,292
- Area: 0.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,385.01 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 787.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Romney, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,317
57%
50.8
Male
984
43%
49.2
Total Population
2,301
323,128,000
Romney, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
167
7.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
173
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
150
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
184
8.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
158
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
169
7.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
192
8.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
279
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
133
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
143
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
251
10.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
229
10.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
73
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,689
73.4%
77.2
Female
945
56.0%
51.3
Male
744
44.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,592
69.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
640
27.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
553
24.0%
15.2
Female
368
66.5%
55.8
Male
185
33.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Romney, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,282
99.2%
96.8
White
2,179
94.7%
72.6
Black or African American
81
3.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
17
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
19
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
69
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
52
2.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
15
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,232
97.0%
82.2
Romney, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
105
7.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
185
12.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
533
36.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
283
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
92
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
154
10.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
117
8.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
290
19.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,179
80.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
271
18.5%
31.2
Romney, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
684
37.8%
33.7%
Now Married
621
34.3%
47.5
Divorced
268
14.8%
11.0%
Separated
32
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
206
11.4
5.8%
Romney, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,089
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
45
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
20
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
25
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Romney, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
92
10.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
131
14.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
211
23.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
119
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
118
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
142
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
46
5.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
26
2.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
9
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
26,111
57,617
Per capita income
15,910
31,128
Romney, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
38
5.0%
9.8
Construction
34
4.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
358
47.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
41
5.4%
6.6
Information
3
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
72
9.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
42
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
25
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
28
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
86
11.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
30
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
41
5.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
236
31.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
129
17.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
165
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
186
24.6%
18.1%
Romney, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
735
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
547
74.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
105
14.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
2.0%
5.1
Walked
68
9.3%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.1
26.6
Romney, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
164
18.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
462
51.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
184
20.4%
37.1
3 or more
90
10.0%
21.0
Romney, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
900
90.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
428
47.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
472
52.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
96
9.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Romney, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
996
1 room
6
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
56
5.6%
2.7
3 rooms
250
25.1%
9.1
4 rooms
119
11.9%
16.5
5 rooms
116
11.6%
19.8
6 rooms
164
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
102
10.2%
12.0
8 rooms
88
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
95
9.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Romney, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
996
1-unit, detached
566
56.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
26
2.6%
5.9
2-units
31
3.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
64
6.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
170
17.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
45
4.5%
4.4
20 or more units
51
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
43
4.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Romney, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
160
16.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
97
9.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
226
22.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
145
14.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
135
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
156
15.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
54
5.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
23
2.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Romney, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
25
2.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
519
57.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
254
28.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.9%
0.1
Wood
49
5.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
29
3.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Romney, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
208
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
9
4.3%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
12
5.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
33
15.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
35
16.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
119
57.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
70
33.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
47
22.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
22
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
53
25.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Romney, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
444
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
177
39.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
267
60.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
28
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
439
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
57
13.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
72
17.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
14.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
73
17.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
33
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
115
28.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
62
0.0%
0.0%
Romney, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
428
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
42
9.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
172
40.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
98
22.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
79
18.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
23
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
100,000
205,000
