Newell

Population: 1,252
Median household income: $38,924
Median home value: $86,700

Newell is a community in Hancock County, West Virginia, home to 1,252 residents. At $38,924, its median household income sits below Hancock County's $61,017.

Between 2019 and 2023, Newell's population declined 2.5% from 1,284 to 1,252, while its median home value rose 86.5% from $46,500 to $86,700.

The median gross rent is $823. 19.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,252
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $38,924
Median home value: $86,700
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 575
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 19.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2841,252

Median household income

$20,887$38,924

Median home value

$46,500$86,700

Median gross rent

$625$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,284	$20,887	$46,500	$625
2020	1,274	$19,924	$42,100	$753
2021	1,247	$19,761	$61,400	$688
2022	1,129	$23,808	$80,300	$712
2023	1,252	$38,924	$86,700	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5418.1%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	111	8.9%
5 to 17	225	18.0%
18 to 24	35	2.8%
25 to 34	134	10.7%
35 to 44	152	12.1%
45 to 54	227	18.1%
55 to 64	200	16.0%
65 to 74	75	6.0%
75 and over	93	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,207	96.4%
Black or African American	7	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.1%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	292	33.1%
High school graduate	187	21.2%
Some college or associate's	231	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	131	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	40	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled19.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means8.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	264	63.2%
Carpooled	81	19.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	8.6%
Other means	37	8.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	101	26.4%
15 to 29 min	103	27.0%
30 to 44 min	40	10.5%
45 to 59 min	60	15.7%
60+ min	78	20.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 36.7% (460 of 1,252)

	Count	Share
Family households	243	45.6%
Nonfamily households	290	54.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	533	92.7%
Vacant	42	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	293	55.0%
Renter-occupied	240	45.0%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	486	84.5%
1-unit, attached	14	2.4%
2 to 4 units	40	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5458420
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 40.6159, -80.5978