Fort Ashby, WV Demographic Data
Fort Ashby, WV Summary
Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County in West Virginia
- Population: 1,577
- Area: 3.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 441.61 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 816.27 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Fort Ashby, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
751
50%
50.8
Male
750
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,501
323,128,000
Fort Ashby, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
29
1.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
17
1.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
26
1.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
93
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
44
2.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
104
6.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
214
14.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
324
21.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
78
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
211
14.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
161
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
119
7.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
81
5.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,365
90.9%
77.2
Female
708
51.9%
51.3
Male
657
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,336
89.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
446
29.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
361
24.1%
15.2
Female
202
56.0%
55.8
Male
159
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0
Fort Ashby, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,501
100.0%
96.8
White
1,501
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
1,501
100.0%
82.2
Fort Ashby, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
20
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
52
4.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
657
50.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
366
28.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
115
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
59
4.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
23
1.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
72
5.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,220
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
82
6.4%
31.2
Fort Ashby, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
435
30.4%
33.7%
Now Married
675
47.2%
47.5
Divorced
177
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
37
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
105
7.3
5.8%
Fort Ashby, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,460
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
12
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Fort Ashby, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
150
17.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
207
24.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
157
18.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
103
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
81
9.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
85
9.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
73
8.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
30,029
57,617
Per capita income
22,820
31,128
Fort Ashby, 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
40
5.0%
9.8
Construction
22
2.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
229
28.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
19
2.4%
6.6
Information
38
4.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
146
18.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
38
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
69
8.6%
4.6
Retail trade
115
14.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
54
6.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
78
9.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
227
28.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
79
9.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
241
30.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
174
21.8%
18.1%
Fort Ashby, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
781
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
608
77.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
108
13.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
27
3.5%
1.8
Worked at home
38
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.7
26.6
Fort Ashby, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
48
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
375
43.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
277
32.4%
37.1
3 or more
156
18.2%
21.0
Fort Ashby, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
856
93.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
490
57.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
366
42.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
59
6.4%
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
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.5
0.0%
2.5
Fort Ashby, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
915
1 room
24
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
234
25.6%
16.5
5 rooms
300
32.8%
19.8
6 rooms
152
16.6%
17.8
7 rooms
68
7.4%
12.0
8 rooms
106
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
31
3.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Fort Ashby, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
915
1-unit, detached
705
77.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
33
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
24
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
153
16.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Fort Ashby, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
23
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
39
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
152
16.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
243
26.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
127
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
37
4.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
109
11.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
185
20.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Fort Ashby, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
631
73.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
129
15.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
18
2.1%
0.1
Wood
66
7.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Fort Ashby, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
361
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%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
37
10.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
109
30.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
215
59.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
191
52.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
37
10.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
108
29.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Ashby, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
333
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
38
11.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
141
42.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
154
46.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
33
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
525
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25
7.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
22
6.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
44
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
33
9.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
5.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
190
57.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
33
0.0%
0.0%
Fort Ashby, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
490
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
18
3.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
59
12.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
107
21.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
142
29.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
164
33.5%
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)
172,400
205,000