Eleanor is a city of 1,726 people in West Virginia. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 2%. That is roughly 32% ahead of the West Virginia median. 77% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,578, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eleanor
What changed most since 1990
White share100.0% → 94.4%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.2% → 16.8%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$55,502 → $78,578(+42%)US over the same years: +14%
Eleanor's population equals 3.0% of Putnam County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.9% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.6%(59)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(65)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 161 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
Eleanor, decade by decade
Eleanor 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
1,256
$55,502
$132,724
7.2%
0.0
2000
1,345
$64,275
$159,213
10.3%
2.4
2010
1,518
$43,373
$172,772
12.0%
6.5
2020
1,542
$78,328
$201,562
17.8%
11.2
2024
1,726
$78,578
$255,400
16.8%
13.4
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.
