Whitesville

Population: 168
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $90,300

Whitesville, a community in Boone County, West Virginia, has 168 residents. The median household income of $67,500 is above the Boone County median ($56,152).

Between 2019 and 2023, Whitesville's population declined 55.4% from 377 to 168, while its median home value rose 66.9% from $54,100 to $90,300.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 22.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 168
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $90,300
Median gross rent: $654
Housing units: 214
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 16.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

377168

Median household income

$20,313$67,500

Median home value

$54,100$90,300

Median gross rent

$456$654

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	377	—	$54,100	$456
2020	265	$20,313	—	$469
2021	198	—	$75,000	—
2022	181	$40,625	$77,800	—
2023	168	$67,500	$90,300	$654

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4422.6%

45 to 540.0%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 742.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	8.3%
5 to 17	28	16.7%
18 to 24	16	9.5%
25 to 34	23	13.7%
35 to 44	38	22.6%
45 to 54	0	0.0%
55 to 64	32	19.0%
65 to 74	4	2.4%
75 and over	13	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	168	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 diploma16.4%

High school graduate63.6%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	16.4%
High school graduate	70	63.6%
Some college or associate's	22	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked19.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37	64.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	19.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	15.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	52.1%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	15	31.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	8	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 14.3% (24 of 168)

	Count	Share
Family households	39	62.9%
Nonfamily households	23	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	62	29.0%
Vacant	152	71.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33	53.2%
Renter-occupied	29	46.8%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	103	48.1%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	45	21.0%
5 to 19 units	9	4.2%
20 or more units	26	12.1%
Mobile home & other	30	14.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5486836
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.9776, -81.5315