Comfort

Population: 199
Median home value: $83,600

Comfort, a community in Boone County, West Virginia, has 199 residents. The median home value of $83,600 is below the Boone County median ($90,300).

Between 2019 and 2023, Comfort's population grew 29.2% from 154 to 199.

85.7% of workers drive to work alone. 57.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 199
Median age: 57.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $83,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 230
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154199

Median household income

$91,818$103,182

Median home value

$76,000$83,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	154	—	—
2020	225	$91,818	$76,000
2021	152	$103,182	$76,000
2022	176	—	$86,200
2023	199	—	$83,600

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 345.5%

35 to 443.5%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6458.8%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	7.5%
5 to 17	17	8.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	11	5.5%
35 to 44	7	3.5%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	117	58.8%
65 to 74	11	5.5%
75 and over	21	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	199	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.5%

High school graduate53.3%

Some college or associate's10.8%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	30.5%
High school graduate	89	53.3%
Some college or associate's	18	10.8%
Bachelor's degree	9	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42	85.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	16.7%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	35	83.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 14.6% (29 of 199)

	Count	Share
Family households	54	57.4%
Nonfamily households	40	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	94	40.9%
Vacant	136	59.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	69.1%
Renter-occupied	29	30.9%

1-unit, detached57.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units27.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	131	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	62	27.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	16.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5417380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1317, -81.6102