Teays Valley is a city of 14,151 people in West Virginia. Households here earn about 82% more than in West Virginia as a whole. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. About 47% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,741, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Teays Valley
What changed most since 1990
White share98.2% → 90.7%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population8,436 → 14,151(+68%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$198,966 → $278,000(+40%)US over the same years: +67%
Teays Valley's population equals 25% of Putnam County's. Its number of households without a car equals 11% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 12% 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)38.5%(319)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40%(332)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.2%(217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 829 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
Teays Valley, decade by decade
Teays Valley 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
8,436
$87,706
$198,966
27.2%
4.4
2000
12,704
$96,644
$249,567
32.6%
9.9
2010
13,175
$106,421
$265,560
34.3%
12.8
2020
14,350
$107,708
$280,466
45.0%
24.2
2024
14,151
$108,741
$278,000
46.7%
21.8
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.
