Gauley Bridge is home to 413 people in West Virginia. 40.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 57% less than in West Virginia as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $66,500. On income it ranks near the bottom among US cities.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $25,625, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% 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 Gauley Bridge
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate18.9% → 40.9%(+22.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$91,923 → $66,500(−28%)US over the same years: +67%
Population718 → 413(−42%)US over the same years: +35%
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)29.7%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 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
Gauley Bridge, decade by decade
Gauley Bridge 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
718
$44,557
$91,923
10.7%
6.4
2000
738
$40,987
$69,041
11.3%
8.0
2010
614
$29,850
$68,044
9.9%
4.0
2020
553
$33,104
$79,752
20.0%
17.0
2024
413
$25,625
$66,500
14.4%
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.
