Elkview is a city of 671 people in West Virginia. The median age is 50.3, about 11 years above the US median. The population has fallen 43% since 2000. The typical home is worth $125,000, having more than doubled since 2000. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,858, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elkview
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$141,124 → $125,000(−11%)US over the same years: +67%
Population1,051 → 671(−36%)US over the same years: +35%
White share100.0% → 93.1%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)66%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)66%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(18)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 53 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
Elkview, decade by decade
Elkview 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
1,051
$73,591
$141,124
13.3%
0.0
2000
1,182
$63,818
$117,497
16.3%
4.2
2010
1,222
$68,624
$146,734
21.8%
2.9
2020
1,116
$68,377
$107,871
9.5%
14.1
2024
671
$69,858
$125,000
23.3%
16.3
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.
