White Sulphur Springs

Population: 2,646
Median household income: $43,388
Median home value: $119,600

White Sulphur Springs, a community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, has 2,646 residents. At $43,388, its median household income sits below Greenbrier County's $48,662.

Between 2019 and 2023, White Sulphur Springs's population declined 12.8% from 3,036 to 2,646, while its median home value fell 4.9% from $125,700 to $119,600.

24.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.07 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,646
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,388
Median home value: $119,600
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 1,378
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0362,646

Median household income

$36,667$43,388

Median home value

$125,700$119,600

Median gross rent

$637$797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,036	$36,667	$125,700	$637
2020	3,051	$32,125	$110,400	$698
2021	2,659	$39,358	$121,000	$742
2022	2,707	$47,292	$122,000	$759
2023	2,646	$43,388	$119,600	$797

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	3.3%
5 to 17	408	15.4%
18 to 24	126	4.8%
25 to 34	490	18.5%
35 to 44	410	15.5%
45 to 54	179	6.8%
55 to 64	290	11.0%
65 to 74	399	15.1%
75 and over	256	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,249	85.0%
Black or African American	259	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.9%
Two or more races	73	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	7.3%
High school graduate	726	35.9%
Some college or associate's	662	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	347	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	141	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	916	81.1%
Carpooled	60	5.3%
Public transit	15	1.3%
Walked	118	10.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	1.4%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	675	60.6%
15 to 29 min	247	22.2%
30 to 44 min	169	15.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	22	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 24.1% (622 of 2,578)

	Count	Share
Family households	585	47.0%
Nonfamily households	660	53.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,245	90.3%
Vacant	133	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	736	59.1%
Renter-occupied	509	40.9%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,065	77.3%
1-unit, attached	36	2.6%
2 to 4 units	109	7.9%
5 to 19 units	163	11.8%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5486812
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.7993, -80.3009