War, WV Demographic Data
War, WV Summary
War is located in Mcdowell County in West Virginia
- Population: 937
- Area: 0.92 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,018.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,765.42 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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War, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
490
47%
50.8
Male
554
53%
49.2
Total Population
1,044
323,128,000
War, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
184
17.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
91
8.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
55
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
25
2.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
17
1.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
192
18.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
102
9.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
74
7.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
61
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
65
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
116
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
53
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
9
0.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
695
66.6%
77.2
Female
365
52.5%
51.3
Male
330
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
689
66.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
207
19.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
178
17.0%
15.2
Female
82
46.1%
55.8
Male
96
53.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
30
0.0%
0.0
War, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,044
100.0%
96.8
White
1,021
97.8%
72.6
Black or African American
23
2.2%
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
1,044
100.0%
82.2
War, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
93
13.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
78
11.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
401
59.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
42
6.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
15
2.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6
0.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
37
5.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
171
25.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
501
74.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
43
6.4%
31.2
War, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
157
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
393
55.0%
47.5
Divorced
85
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
15
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
64
9.0
5.8%
War, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
860
100.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
1.1%
War, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
87
21.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
42
10.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
54
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
122
30.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
40
10.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
29
7.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
17
4.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9
2.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
28,125
57,617
Per capita income
10,978
31,128
War, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16
8.8%
9.8
Construction
10
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
62
34.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
9
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
1.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
14
7.7%
4.6
Retail trade
51
28.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
0
0.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
16
8.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
48
26.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
18
9.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
20
11.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
80
44.0%
18.1%
War, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
182
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
144
79.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3
1.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
28
15.4%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
7
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.0
26.6
War, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
72
18.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
125
31.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
139
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
64
16.0%
21.0
War, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
400
82.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
269
67.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
131
32.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
87
17.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
War, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
487
1 room
11
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
8
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
11
2.3%
9.1
4 rooms
69
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
176
36.1%
19.8
6 rooms
95
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
81
16.6%
12.0
8 rooms
9
1.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
27
5.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
War, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
487
1-unit, detached
380
78.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
10
2.1%
5.9
2-units
8
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
8
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
73
15.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
War, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
119
24.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
75
15.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
56
11.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
132
27.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
52
10.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
24
4.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
8
1.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18
3.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
War, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3
0.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
34
8.5%
4.7
Electricity
187
46.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
34
8.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
111
27.8%
0.1
Wood
20
5.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
2.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
War, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
32
47295100.0
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
9
28.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
23
71.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
19
76.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
12.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
12.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
War, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
93
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
2
2.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
33
35.5%
41.0%
Less than $500
58
62.4%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
38
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
459
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
9
10.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
3.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
2.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
71
83.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
46
0.0%
0.0%
War, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
269
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
194
72.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
62
23.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
9
3.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4
1.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
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)
33,200
205,000