Junior

Population: 329
Median household income: $29,063
Median home value: $49,700

Junior, a community in Barbour County, West Virginia, has 329 residents. Its median household income of $29,063 runs below the Barbour County figure of $48,347.

From 2019 to 2023, Junior's population declined 8.9% from 361 to 329, while its median home value fell 17.2% from $60,000 to $49,700.

Households average 2.59 people. The median gross rent is $636.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 329
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $29,063
Median home value: $49,700
Median gross rent: $636
Housing units: 160
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.5%
Unemployment rate: 21.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

361329

Median household income

$28,214$29,063

Median home value

$60,000$49,700

Median gross rent

$545$636

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	361	$28,214	$60,000	$545
2020	375	$25,000	$59,000	$589
2021	362	$29,625	$66,700	$583
2022	352	$28,393	$70,300	$639
2023	329	$29,063	$49,700	$636

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	8.2%
5 to 17	74	22.5%
18 to 24	22	6.7%
25 to 34	51	15.5%
35 to 44	31	9.4%
45 to 54	19	5.8%
55 to 64	65	19.8%
65 to 74	23	7.0%
75 and over	17	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	272	82.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate65.0%

Some college or associate's13.6%

Bachelor's degree0.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	20.9%
High school graduate	134	65.0%
Some college or associate's	28	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	1	0.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means14.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65	72.2%
Carpooled	5	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	13	14.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	30.0%
15 to 29 min	54	60.0%
30 to 44 min	6	6.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	3	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 39.2% (129 of 329)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	81.1%
Nonfamily households	24	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	127	79.4%
Vacant	33	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75	59.1%
Renter-occupied	52	40.9%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.5%
5 to 19 units	9	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	16.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5442244
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.9766, -79.9526