Tunnelton is a city of 404 people in West Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 44.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 0%. 98% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,565, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
88% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tunnelton
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$33,200 → $65,565(+97%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate21.1% → 7.9%(−13.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share100.0% → 93.6%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)20%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 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
Tunnelton, decade by decade
Tunnelton 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
307
$33,200
$54,002
4.4%
0.0
2000
336
$33,017
$46,088
2.0%
1.5
2010
294
$33,267
$56,680
0.0%
3.4
2020
296
$58,870
$74,056
6.0%
9.2
2024
404
$65,565
–
3.0%
15.1
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.
