CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Carpendale

West Virginia · 954 residents · 1.31 sq mi

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With 954 people, Carpendale is a city in West Virginia. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The median age is 40.5, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $71,000. That is roughly 19% ahead of the West Virginia median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

954

+9%vs 2009

vs 878 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

40.5

−16%vs 2009

vs 48.5 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.31 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.1%(39)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.2%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(68)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(65)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(45)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413%(124)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4411.9%(114)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5416.7%(159)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6415.3%(146)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.1%(77)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.4%(42)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.6%(6)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,404

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $39,219 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,588

−24%vs 2009

vs $20,638 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.0%

+3.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 3.2% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $100,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$408

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $430 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

90.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 89.2% in 2009

9.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(851)

Black1.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(945)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German28.9%(299)

Irish11.6%(120)

English8.5%(88)

American6.6%(68)

Scottish5.3%(55)

French5.2%(54)

Dutch3%(31)

Polish2.1%(22)

Italian2%(21)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(14)

Hungarian0.6%(6)

Croatian0.5%(5)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(3)

Finnish0.2%(2)

Swiss0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 9.6% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

86.4%

−5.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 91.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 2.7% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.6%(86)

Married67.7%(258)

Widowed1.8%(7)

Divorced7.9%(30)

Women 15+

Never married16.2%(66)

Married63%(257)

Widowed12.5%(51)

Divorced8.3%(34)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−11.5 ptssince 2013

from 22.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.1%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)16%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.6%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 106 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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