CITY

Dailey

West Virginia · 23 residents · 0.51 sq mi

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Dailey is home to 23 people in West Virginia. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 0%. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.5%. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance

Less educated

0% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 36%

Owner-heavy

100% owner-occupied

US average: 65%

Unique to this place

What stands out about Dailey

Among the 12 cities and towns in the Elkins area

Tied for 11th in share with a bachelor's degree0.0%
Tied for 8th in diversity score0.0

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

from 0 in 2023

2010 – 2024

Population density

45 / sq mi

from 0 / sq mi in 2023

US average: 281

Land area

0.51 sq mi

Population, 2010 – 2024

202423

Age distribution, 2024

Under 50%(0)

US avg: 5.6%

5 to 90%(0)

US avg: 6%

10 to 140%(0)

US avg: 6.4%

15 to 190%(0)

US avg: 6.6%

20 to 240%(0)

US avg: 6.5%

25 to 340%(0)

US avg: 13.7%

35 to 440%(0)

US avg: 13.2%

45 to 540%(0)

US avg: 12.2%

55 to 6447.8%(11)

US avg: 12.7%

65 to 7452.2%(12)

US avg: 10.2%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 5.1%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.9%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Households earning $100K+

100.0%

US average: 53.3%

Poverty rate

0.0%

US average: 12.5%

Workforce by industry, 2024

Other services100%

US avg: 6.7%

Public administration100%

US avg: 4.8%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%

US avg: 1.6%

Construction0%

US avg: 1.2%

Manufacturing0%

US avg: 0.4%

Wholesale trade0%

US avg: 6.9%

Retail trade0%

US avg: 9.9%

Transportation & warehousing0%

US avg: 2.2%

Information0%

US avg: 10.8%

Finance & insurance0%

US avg: 5.9%

Professional, scientific, technical0%

US avg: 5.1%

Education & health services0%

US avg: 0.9%

Arts, entertainment, food0%

US avg: 1.9%

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Section 03

Housing

Owner-occupied

100.0%

0.0% rent

Vacancy rate

0.0%

US average: 10.0%

Persons per household

1.92 people

US average: 2.54

Owner cost-burdened

0.0%

US average: 22.9%

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2024

White, non-Hispanic100%(23)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

Diversity Score

2012 – 2024

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Ancestry

American52.2%(12)

RANKED:Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

0.0%

US average: 35.6%

High school or higher

100.0%

US average: 89.6%

Graduate degree

0.0%

US average: 14.0%

Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate

0.0%

US average: 5.2%

Labor force participation

47.8%

US average: 63.5%

Women 20-64 in the labor force

100.0%

US average: 74.6%

Self-employed

0.0%

US average: 13.1%

Management & professional

0.0%

US average: 42.5%

Section 08

People & community

Male

52.2%

Female

47.8%

Foreign born

0.0%

US average: 14.1%

Veterans

52.2%

US average: 6.2%

With a disability

52.2%

US average: 13.3%

Uninsured

0.0%

US average: 8.4%

Broadband at home

100.0%

US average: 91.0%

Computer in household

100.0%

US average: 95.5%

Same house as last year

100.0%

US average: 87.7%

English only at home

100.0%

US average: 77.7%

Spanish at home

0.0%

US average: 13.6%

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married0%(0)

Married100%(12)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married0%(0)

Married100%(11)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced0%(0)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured

0.0%

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

100.0%

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

0.0%

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

52.2%

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

0.0%

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

US average: 2.2%

Any private

100.0%

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.2%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12 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

Dailey, decade by decade

Dailey 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
2010	114	$54,066	–	0.0%	12.7
2020	106	–	–	0.0%	11.4
2024	23	–	–	0.0%	0.0

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.

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