Gassaway, WV Demographic Data
Gassaway, WV Summary
Gassaway is located in Braxton County in West Virginia
- Population: 810
- Area: 1.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.16 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 665.57 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,133.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gassaway, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
479
51%
50.8
Male
469
50%
49.2
Total Population
948
323,128,000
Gassaway, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
54
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
68
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
45
4.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
19
2.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
59
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
181
19.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
98
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
108
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
65
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
69
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
87
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
76
8.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
19
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
773
81.5%
77.2
Female
385
49.8%
51.3
Male
388
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
762
80.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
213
22.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
182
19.2%
15.2
Female
108
59.3%
55.8
Male
74
40.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Gassaway, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
948
100.0%
96.8
White
948
100.0%
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
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
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
948
100.0%
82.2
Gassaway, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
95
13.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
49
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
288
41.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
130
18.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
23
3.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
87
12.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
31
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
144
20.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
559
79.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
118
16.8%
31.2
Gassaway, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
274
35.1%
33.7%
Now Married
282
36.1%
47.5
Divorced
86
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
24
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
115
14.7
5.8%
Gassaway, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
885
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
9
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Gassaway, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
89
21.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
24
5.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
59
14.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
42
10.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
46
11.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
91
22.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
39
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
19
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
5
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
29,605
57,617
Per capita income
20,126
31,128
Gassaway, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
39
10.3%
9.8
Construction
37
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
64
16.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
15
4.0%
6.6
Information
3
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
25
6.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
20
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
47
12.4%
11.4
Public administration
19
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
92
24.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10
2.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
23
6.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
120
31.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
48
12.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
93
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
95
25.1%
18.1%
Gassaway, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
376
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
280
74.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
48
12.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
1.1%
5.1
Walked
18
4.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
26
6.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.0
26.6
Gassaway, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
108
26.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
117
28.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
143
34.5%
37.1
3 or more
46
11.1%
21.0
Gassaway, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
414
83.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
245
59.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
169
40.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
85
17.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Gassaway, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
499
1 room
12
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
22
4.4%
2.7
3 rooms
54
10.8%
9.1
4 rooms
47
9.4%
16.5
5 rooms
106
21.2%
19.8
6 rooms
59
11.8%
17.8
7 rooms
89
17.8%
12.0
8 rooms
41
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
69
13.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Gassaway, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
499
1-unit, detached
353
70.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3
0.6%
5.9
2-units
20
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
47
9.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
18
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
21
4.2%
9.0
Mobile home
27
5.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gassaway, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
235
47.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
48
9.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
62
12.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
50
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
26
5.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
22
4.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
23
4.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
30
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gassaway, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
266
64.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
141
34.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Gassaway, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
120
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
6.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
12
10.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
31
25.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
69
57.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
77
64.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
4.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
9.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
2.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
24
20.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Gassaway, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
153
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
31
20.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
122
79.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
452
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
32
20.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
8.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12
7.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
19
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
13.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
57
37.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Gassaway, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
245
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
60
24.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
95
38.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
58
23.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
17
6.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
7
2.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
81,000
205,000