Follansbee is a city of 2,757 people in West Virginia. The median age is 52.9, about 14 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $133,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Median rent is $642 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,371, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.9
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 Follansbee
What changed most since 1990
White share99.0% → 96.0%(−3.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age38.5 → 52.9(+14.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants74.8% → 63.3%(−11.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Follansbee's population equals 13% of Brooke County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 7.8% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 8.4% 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)16.5%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)51.5%(50)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.6%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 97 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
Follansbee, decade by decade
Follansbee 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
3,339
$57,544
$105,843
14.5%
2.5
2000
3,115
$56,140
$120,594
15.8%
3.1
2010
2,986
$58,442
$125,875
20.8%
7.6
2020
2,848
$50,748
$119,871
14.0%
16.4
2024
2,757
$58,371
$133,900
22.8%
9.8
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.
