Mount Carbon

Population: 519
Median home value: $275,000

Located in Fayette County, West Virginia, Mount Carbon is a community with a population of 519. Its median home value of $275,000 runs above the Fayette County figure of $104,200.

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Carbon's population grew 33.4% from 389 to 519, while its median home value rose 96.0% from $140,300 to $275,000.

The median resident is 52.8 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 19.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 519
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $275,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 190
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

389519

Median home value

$140,300$275,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	389	—	$140,300
2020	453	—	$156,000
2021	392	—	$164,800
2022	200	$56,596	—
2023	519	—	$275,000

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 2419.5%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over17.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	101	19.5%
25 to 34	75	14.5%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	101	19.5%
55 to 64	86	16.6%
65 to 74	68	13.1%
75 and over	88	17.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	509	98.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	1.9%
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 diploma21.1%

High school graduate41.4%

Some college or associate's2.4%

Bachelor's degree35.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	21.1%
High school graduate	173	41.4%
Some college or associate's	10	2.4%
Bachelor's degree	147	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	177	78.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	21.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	101	57.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	76	42.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 519)

	Count	Share
Family households	180	94.7%
Nonfamily households	10	5.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	190	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	150	78.9%
Renter-occupied	40	21.1%

1-unit, detached94.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	180	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	5.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5456212
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.1437, -81.2889