CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Stonewood

West Virginia · 1,996 residents · 0.85 sq mi

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Stonewood is a city of 1,996 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $40,500. Median household income is $20,064, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

1,996

+10%vs 2000

vs 1,815 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 42.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(139)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(129)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(133)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(129)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(272)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(274)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(210)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(228)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.3%(225)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,064

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,126

−45%vs 2000

vs $16,520 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$361

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

18.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(1,760)

Black1.6%(29)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(15)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(1,969)

Black1.4%(27)

Hispanic / Latino1%(20)

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

Central American2.5%(56)

Honduran1.6%(35)

Panamanian0.9%(21)

South American0.3%(6)

Colombian0.3%(6)

Puerto Rican0.2%(4)

Ancestry

Irish21.1%(466)

English17.8%(394)

Italian17.7%(392)

German13.4%(297)

American8.1%(179)

Scottish5.7%(126)

Dutch4%(89)

Subsaharan African2.5%(55)

Nigerian2.5%(55)

Arab1.4%(32)

Lebanese1.4%(32)

Austrian1.2%(26)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

French1%(23)

Scotch-Irish1%(23)

Slovak0.8%(17)

West Indian0.5%(11)

Jamaican0.5%(11)

Polish0.4%(8)

Hungarian0.2%(4)

French Canadian0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.3%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 12.4 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 married28.2%(229)

Married53.8%(437)

Widowed1.2%(10)

Divorced16.7%(136)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(171)

Married49.9%(430)

Widowed11%(95)

Divorced19.3%(166)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.0%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.9%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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)38.7%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.4%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era4.3%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.8%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 93 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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