With 609 people, Cameron is a city in West Virginia. The median age is 50.8, about 12 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The poverty rate is 30.5%, above the 12.5% national rate. The population has fallen 50% since 2000. The typical home is worth $65,000, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% 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 Cameron
What changed most since 1990
Population1,177 → 609(−48%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$54,482 → $65,000(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.0% → 13.9%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Cameron's population equals 2.0% of Marshall County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.7% of the county's.
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)25%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.5%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.2%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 44 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
Cameron, decade by decade
Cameron 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
1,177
$36,431
$54,482
6.0%
1.7
2000
1,212
$45,758
$54,832
7.0%
3.3
2010
946
$32,368
$49,487
4.3%
4.4
2020
861
$29,291
$60,360
11.7%
6.3
2024
609
$43,750
$65,000
13.9%
4.0
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.
