Boomer

Population: 488
Median household income: $27,875
Median home value: $92,800

Boomer, a community in Fayette County, West Virginia, has 488 residents. At $27,875, its median household income sits below Fayette County's $52,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Boomer's population declined 35.4% from 755 to 488, while its median home value rose 10.5% from $84,000 to $92,800.

11.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $27,875
Median home value: $92,800
Median gross rent: $818
Housing units: 415
Homeownership rate: 51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

755488

Median household income

$46,500$27,875

Median home value

$84,000$92,800

Median gross rent

$749$818

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	755	$46,500	$84,000	$749
2020	624	$45,750	$82,800	$937
2021	618	$38,102	$82,200	—
2022	537	$29,048	$91,900	$845
2023	488	$27,875	$92,800	$818

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4427.3%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over24.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	73	15.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	25	5.1%
35 to 44	133	27.3%
45 to 54	80	16.4%
55 to 64	58	11.9%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	119	24.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	305	62.5%
Black or African American	166	34.0%
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)	17	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	7.0%
High school graduate	174	41.9%
Some college or associate's	165	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	27	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone57.2%

Carpooled42.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	107	57.2%
Carpooled	80	42.8%
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	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	62	33.2%
30 to 44 min	80	42.8%
45 to 59 min	20	10.7%
60+ min	25	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.53
Poverty rate: 26.4% (129 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	47	14.8%
Nonfamily households	271	85.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	318	76.6%
Vacant	97	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	164	51.6%
Renter-occupied	154	48.4%

1-unit, detached93.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	389	93.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5409100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 38.1487, -81.2748