Garten

Population: 234
Median home value: $96,700

Garten, a community in Fayette County, West Virginia, has 234 residents. At $96,700, its median home value sits below Fayette County's $104,200.

From 2020 to 2023, Garten's population grew 110.8% from 111 to 234.

84.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1948.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 234
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $96,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 150
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 23.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

111234

Year	Population	Median home value
2020	111	—
2021	141	—
2022	127	—
2023	234	$96,700

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2430.3%

25 to 3428.6%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	27	11.5%
18 to 24	71	30.3%
25 to 34	67	28.6%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	48	20.5%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	12	5.1%
75 and over	9	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	188	80.3%
Black or African American	46	19.7%
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 diploma15.4%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's44.9%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	15.4%
High school graduate	54	39.7%
Some college or associate's	61	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone36.8%

Carpooled40.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46	36.8%
Carpooled	50	40.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	23.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	25	26.0%
30 to 44 min	46	47.9%
45 to 59 min	25	26.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 9.0% (21 of 234)

	Count	Share
Family households	52	43.7%
Nonfamily households	67	56.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	119	79.3%
Vacant	31	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73	61.3%
Renter-occupied	46	38.7%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	127	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5430148
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0348, -81.0733