Ravenswood is a city of 3,830 people in West Virginia. At a median age of 49.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 31.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $97,600. That trails the West Virginia median by roughly 43%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,241, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 21%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ravenswood
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$124,564 → $97,600(−22%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.0% → 92.0%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate21.6% → 31.4%(+9.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Jackson County
Ravenswood's population equals 14% of Jackson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 47% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 27% 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)14.8%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.6%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era61.9%(130)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 210 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
Ravenswood, decade by decade
Ravenswood 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
4,189
$49,602
$124,564
11.1%
2.5
2000
4,031
$55,211
$123,144
16.3%
5.9
2010
3,876
$46,382
$145,008
20.1%
8.3
2020
3,865
$44,860
$104,478
22.5%
19.3
2024
3,830
$34,241
$97,600
16.4%
18.8
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.
