Grantsville

Population: 554
Median household income: $28,750
Median home value: $75,800

Grantsville, a community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, has 554 residents. At $28,750, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $41,421.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grantsville's population grew 11.9% from 495 to 554, while its median home value rose 14.5% from $66,200 to $75,800.

Owners occupy 73.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 554
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $28,750
Median home value: $75,800
Median gross rent: $283
Housing units: 296
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 22.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

495554

Median household income

$29,063$28,750

Median home value

$66,200$75,800

Median gross rent

$529$283

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	495	$29,063	$66,200	$529
2020	528	$28,750	$68,700	$605
2021	343	$27,375	$63,400	—
2022	371	$28,047	$67,900	—
2023	554	$28,750	$75,800	$283

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2416.1%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	6.5%
5 to 17	107	19.3%
18 to 24	89	16.1%
25 to 34	22	4.0%
35 to 44	56	10.1%
45 to 54	61	11.0%
55 to 64	31	5.6%
65 to 74	93	16.8%
75 and over	59	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	537	96.9%
Black or African American	3	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.1%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	31.1%
High school graduate	113	35.1%
Some college or associate's	75	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	20	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone96.2%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75	96.2%
Carpooled	3	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30	38.5%
15 to 29 min	11	14.1%
30 to 44 min	29	37.2%
45 to 59 min	6	7.7%
60+ min	2	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 45.9% (242 of 527)

	Count	Share
Family households	136	72.0%
Nonfamily households	53	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	189	63.9%
Vacant	107	36.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	138	73.0%
Renter-occupied	51	27.0%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	232	78.4%
1-unit, attached	4	1.4%
2 to 4 units	13	4.4%
5 to 19 units	15	5.1%
20 or more units	5	1.7%
Mobile home & other	27	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5432884
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.9207, -81.0932

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