CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Piney View

West Virginia · 1,108 residents · 4.05 sq mi

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Piney View is home to 1,108 people in West Virginia. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 29.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $41,500. Households take in $14,330 at the median, 52% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

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

1,108

+6%vs 2000

vs 1,046 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.1

−16%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024986

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(95)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(99)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(77)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(189)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.5%(205)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(83)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(117)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(73)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,330

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,324 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,969

−44%vs 2000

vs $12,385 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.2%

+16.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,500

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $382 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.9%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

19.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(1,019)

Black1.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino1%(10)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,108)

Black0%(0)

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 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

English50.1%(494)

Irish13.5%(133)

German6.1%(60)

American3.7%(36)

Italian3.5%(35)

Austrian1.1%(11)

Dutch0.5%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.7%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married14.9%(67)

Married78.9%(355)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced6.2%(28)

Women 15+

Never married5.5%(21)

Married91.6%(351)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced2.9%(11)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

33.6%

+28.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

39.8%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.0%

−17.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.7%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.7%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War58.3%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12 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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