Cowen, WV Demographic Data
Cowen, WV Summary
Cowen is located in Webster County in West Virginia
- Population: 486
- Area: 0.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 772.65 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,234.58 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cowen, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
254
48%
50.8
Male
271
52%
49.2
Total Population
525
323,128,000
Cowen, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
27
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
45
8.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
29
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
25
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
35
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
97
18.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
60
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
51
9.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
33
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
28
5.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
57
10.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
28
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
10
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
409
77.9%
77.2
Female
193
47.2%
51.3
Male
216
52.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
397
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
123
23.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
95
18.1%
15.2
Female
46
48.4%
55.8
Male
49
51.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Cowen, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
522
99.4%
96.8
White
522
99.4%
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
3
0.6%
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
525
100.0%
82.2
Cowen, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
27
7.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
69
19.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
170
46.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
68
18.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4
1.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
8
2.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
18
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
96
26.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
268
73.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
26
7.1%
31.2
Cowen, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
95
22.4%
33.7%
Now Married
213
50.2%
47.5
Divorced
84
19.8%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
32
7.5
5.8%
Cowen, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
498
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%
Cowen, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
21
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
30
13.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
27
11.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
33
14.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
42
18.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
41
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
19
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
14
6.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,313
57,617
Per capita income
17,536
31,128
Cowen, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
34
19.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
15
8.7%
9.8
Construction
14
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
41
23.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
2
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
15
8.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
2
1.2%
4.6
Retail trade
3
1.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
12
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
19
11.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
44
25.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
20
11.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
28
16.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
23
13.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
58
33.5%
18.1%
Cowen, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
162
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
119
73.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4
2.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
2.5%
5.1
Walked
3
1.9%
2.7
Other means
19
11.7%
1.8
Worked at home
13
8.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.2
26.6
Cowen, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
35
15.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
76
33.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
83
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
33
14.5%
21.0
Cowen, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
227
75.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
150
66.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
77
33.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
73
24.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Cowen, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
300
1 room
10
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
62
20.7%
16.5
5 rooms
76
25.3%
19.8
6 rooms
48
16.0%
17.8
7 rooms
37
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
32
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
35
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cowen, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
300
1-unit, detached
193
64.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
4
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
24
8.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
17
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
62
20.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cowen, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
65
21.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
42
14.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
39
13.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
27
9.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
38
12.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
35
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
42
14.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12
4.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cowen, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
73
32.2%
4.7
Electricity
95
41.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
2.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
12
5.3%
0.1
Wood
42
18.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Cowen, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
50
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
13
26.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
37
74.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15
30.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
4.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
16.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
22.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14
28.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cowen, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
50
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%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
10
20.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
40
80.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
27
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
585
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%
3
6.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
16.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
32
64.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Cowen, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
150
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
72
48.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
56
37.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
8
5.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10
6.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4
2.7%
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)
52,100
205,000