CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lost Creek

West Virginia · 387 residents · 0.97 sq mi

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Lost Creek is home to 387 people in West Virginia. Median home value sits at $28,100. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 22.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $18,036, about 40% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

387

−17%vs 2000

vs 467 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−18%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024302

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(34)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(30)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(16)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.6%(76)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.5%(33)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(43)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,036

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,563 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,829

−44%vs 2000

vs $15,711 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.5%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,100

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$364

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $450 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(459)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(387)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(6)

Ancestry

German24.8%(75)

English6.6%(20)

Irish6.3%(19)

Scotch-Irish5%(15)

Dutch4.3%(13)

Scottish4%(12)

Romanian3.6%(11)

American3.3%(10)

Polish2%(6)

Arab0.7%(2)

Lebanese0.7%(2)

French0.3%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Italian0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.7%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.6%(32)

Married63%(68)

Widowed2.8%(3)

Divorced4.6%(5)

Women 15+

Never married42.5%(68)

Married48.1%(77)

Widowed4.4%(7)

Divorced5%(8)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.9%

+12.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+14.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.6%

−14.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.8%

+26.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

20.5%

−17.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20 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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