Blacksville is home to 55 people in West Virginia. The median age is 63.8, about 25 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The population has fallen 69% since 2000. The poverty rate is 32.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. 82% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Older
median age 63.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blacksville
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.4 → 63.8(+23.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 4.2%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.3% → 82.1%(+21.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Blacksville, decade by decade
Blacksville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
179
$40,336
$82,322
11.1%
1.4
2000
175
$56,927
$76,510
10.4%
0.0
2010
171
$44,955
$109,763
14.9%
7.2
2020
118
$64,137
–
4.3%
18.3
2024
55
–
$95,600
4.2%
4.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
