With 497 people, Capon Bridge is a city in West Virginia. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 297 people. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 31.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. 23.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,306, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 180%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Capon Bridge
What changed most since 1990
Population163 → 497(+205%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age37.9 → 31.9(−6.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate15.3% → 23.8%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Capon Bridge's population equals 2.1% of Hampshire County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.3% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 0.9% 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)47.1%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 34 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
Capon Bridge, decade by decade
Capon Bridge 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
163
$47,502
$122,164
7.4%
0.0
2000
200
$56,016
$89,808
11.9%
3.7
2010
355
$44,150
$191,761
7.9%
10.2
2020
420
$69,976
$239,378
10.9%
13.2
2024
497
$64,306
$251,600
14.8%
0.5
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.
