Fort Gay, WV Demographic Data
Fort Gay, WV Summary
Fort Gay is located in Wayne County in West Virginia
- Population: 936
- Area: 0.89 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,055.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 746.39 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Gay, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
547
59%
50.8
Male
387
41%
49.2
Total Population
934
323,128,000
Fort Gay, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
60
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
84
9.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
78
8.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
54
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
41
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
117
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
110
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
156
16.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
99
10.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
52
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
49
5.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6
0.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
28
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
674
72.2%
77.2
Female
398
59.1%
51.3
Male
276
40.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
653
69.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
104
11.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
83
8.9%
15.2
Female
41
49.4%
55.8
Male
42
50.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Fort Gay, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
916
98.1%
96.8
White
916
98.1%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
18
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
29
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
29
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
905
96.9%
82.2
Fort Gay, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
70
11.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
106
17.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
288
46.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
120
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
9
1.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
20
3.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4
0.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
176
28.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
441
71.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24
3.8%
31.2
Fort Gay, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
183
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
248
34.8%
47.5
Divorced
169
23.7%
11.0%
Separated
24
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
88
12.4
5.8%
Fort Gay, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
872
99.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2
0.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
2
0.2%
1.1%
Fort Gay, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
98
27.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
76
21.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
61
17.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
27
7.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
42
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
34
9.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
16
4.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
15,536
57,617
Per capita income
10,147
31,128
Fort Gay, 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
23
10.5%
9.8
Construction
5
2.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
72
32.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
26
11.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
1.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
8
3.7%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
34
15.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
48
21.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
21
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
9
4.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
56
25.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
53
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
80
36.5%
18.1%
Fort Gay, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
219
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
184
84.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
22
10.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
10
4.6%
1.8
Worked at home
3
1.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Fort Gay, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
111
31.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
102
28.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
108
30.5%
37.1
3 or more
33
9.3%
21.0
Fort Gay, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
354
76.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
125
35.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
229
64.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
110
23.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Fort Gay, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
464
1 room
18
3.9%
2.4
2 rooms
25
5.4%
2.7
3 rooms
49
10.6%
9.1
4 rooms
107
23.1%
16.5
5 rooms
115
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
69
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
25
5.4%
12.0
8 rooms
48
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8
1.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fort Gay, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
464
1-unit, detached
246
53.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
32
6.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
23
5.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
26
5.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
127
27.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Gay, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
70
15.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
10
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
52
11.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
64
13.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
61
13.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
122
26.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
30
6.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
46
9.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fort Gay, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
154
43.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
191
54.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fort Gay, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
34
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
7
20.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
27
79.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19
55.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
15
44.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Gay, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
188
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
1.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
84
44.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
101
53.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
41
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
482
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
12.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
9
5.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
6.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
27
15.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
15.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
77
44.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
56
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Gay, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
125
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
60
48.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
31
24.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
20
16.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
5.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7
5.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
70,400
205,000