CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Montcalm

West Virginia · 1,017 residents · 2.73 sq mi

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With 1,017 people, Montcalm is a city in West Virginia. 39.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $27,500. That trails the West Virginia median by roughly 39%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,017

+15%vs 2000

vs 885 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024484

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(104)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(67)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(76)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(118)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.4%(187)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(99)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(105)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(65)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(43)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,773

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,435 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,245

−35%vs 2000

vs $9,671 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

39.8%

+15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,500

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2023

Median gross rent

$252

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $297 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(849)

Black0.6%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(16)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(1,008)

Black0.9%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2020; showing 2020 data.

Ancestry

German7.2%(42)

English2.2%(13)

American1.4%(8)

Italian0.3%(2)

Scottish0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

44.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

−32%vs 2000

vs 21.9 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 married46.8%(87)

Married53.2%(99)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married36.2%(79)

Married35.3%(77)

Widowed6.9%(15)

Divorced21.6%(47)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.1%

−17.9 ptssince 2013

from 35.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.6%

+25.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

5.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.0%

−32.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.3%

+27.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

10.5%

−34.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% 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)100%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 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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