CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cedar Grove

West Virginia · 1,213 residents · 0.72 sq mi

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Cedar Grove is a city of 1,213 people in West Virginia. The poverty rate is 29.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 351 more people live here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $43,900. Renters pay $245 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,213

+41%vs 2000

vs 862 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.72 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024489

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(82)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(116)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(98)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(49)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(186)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(167)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(112)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(145)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(126)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,807

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,838

−16%vs 2000

vs $12,911 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.6%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$245

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $338 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

37.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(849)

Black0.9%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(1,197)

Black1.2%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(9)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

English38.7%(189)

Irish19.8%(97)

German9.2%(45)

Scottish5.7%(28)

American4.5%(22)

Dutch4.5%(22)

Italian2.7%(13)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(13)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 20.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.1%(88)

Married36.1%(88)

Widowed17.6%(43)

Divorced10.2%(25)

Women 15+

Never married8.9%(17)

Married42.9%(82)

Widowed15.7%(30)

Divorced32.5%(62)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.6%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.1%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.0%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 36 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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