With 2,794 people, Inwood is a city in West Virginia. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. That is roughly 41% ahead of the West Virginia median. 710 more people live here than in 2000. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $268,400.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $84,286, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% 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 Inwood
What changed most since 1990
Population1,368 → 2,794(+104%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate5.4% → 14.5%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Inwood's population equals 2.2% of Berkeley County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.5% 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)29.1%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.8%(85)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(58)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 158 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
Inwood, decade by decade
Inwood 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
1,368
$82,668
$186,485
9.8%
12.1
2000
2,084
$74,748
$168,139
12.5%
15.3
2010
2,954
$86,765
$249,448
23.4%
30.1
2020
3,426
$83,436
$227,985
19.1%
37.4
2024
2,794
$84,286
$268,400
27.4%
42.3
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.
