Powellton

Population: 518
Median home value: $68,300

Powellton is a community in Fayette County, West Virginia, home to 518 residents. At $68,300, its median home value sits below Fayette County's $104,200.

Between 2019 and 2023, Powellton's population declined 32.1% from 763 to 518, while its median home value rose 20.9% from $56,500 to $68,300.

The typical home was built around 1964. 37.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 518
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $68,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 266
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

763518

Median household income

$50,656$42,462

Median home value

$56,500$68,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	763	$50,656	$56,500
2020	621	$42,462	$57,100
2021	534	—	$53,600
2022	463	—	$55,800
2023	518	—	$68,300

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4422.4%

45 to 5417.6%

55 to 643.3%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	10.2%
5 to 17	104	20.1%
18 to 24	32	6.2%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	116	22.4%
45 to 54	91	17.6%
55 to 64	17	3.3%
65 to 74	85	16.4%
75 and over	20	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	498	96.1%
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	20	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.0%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	45.0%
High school graduate	111	33.7%
Some college or associate's	70	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	147	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
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	20	13.6%
15 to 29 min	2	1.4%
30 to 44 min	125	85.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 37.8% (196 of 518)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	55.9%
Nonfamily households	86	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	195	73.3%
Vacant	71	26.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	195	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached93.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	249	93.6%
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	17	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5465284
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0941, -81.3220