CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Pea Ridge

West Virginia · 6,363 residents · 2.32 sq mi

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With 6,363 people, Pea Ridge is a city in West Virginia. The median age is 41.0, about 6 years above the US median. That is roughly 41% ahead of the West Virginia median. About 34% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.2% of people here. The typical home is worth $97,400.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.0

US median: 35.2

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,363

−3%vs 2009

vs 6,577 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

41.0

+6%vs 2009

vs 38.5 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.32 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.1%(326)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95%(321)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(373)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.9%(376)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.6%(419)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.2%(840)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.3%(972)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.5%(925)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.7%(679)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.3%(658)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846%(382)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(92)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,739

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $49,976 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,904

−14%vs 2009

vs $27,822 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

6.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 6.1% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$97,400

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $132,200 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$560

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $672 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

68.9%

+4.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 64.3% in 2009

31.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(6,169)

Black0.3%(21)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(102)

Asian3.4%(222)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(5,995)

Black1.6%(103)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(27)

Asian2.6%(164)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(71)

South American0.1%(8)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.7%(51)

Asian Indian0.5%(37)

Sri Lankan0.5%(34)

Chinese0.3%(22)

Bangladeshi0.2%(16)

Ancestry

English26.2%(1,833)

Irish16.8%(1,173)

German14.1%(985)

American10.3%(722)

Italian3.9%(275)

Scottish2.8%(193)

French2.3%(160)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(125)

Arab1.4%(96)

Lebanese1.3%(91)

Swedish1%(72)

Hungarian1%(67)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Syrian0.9%(62)

British0.7%(50)

Welsh0.6%(39)

Finnish0.4%(30)

Norwegian0.3%(21)

Danish0.2%(14)

Guyanese0.2%(14)

Swiss0.2%(14)

Dutch0.1%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(7)

Ghanaian0.1%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.1%

+1.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 32.6% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

90.6%

+1.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 89.1% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

14.7%

−4.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 19.0% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.4%(585)

Married64.9%(1,619)

Widowed1.3%(32)

Divorced10.4%(260)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(564)

Married57.9%(1,650)

Widowed12.5%(356)

Divorced9.8%(280)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.5%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

+9.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% 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)37.9%(103)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(62)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.7%(78)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 272 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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