Moorefield

Population: 2,952
Median household income: $47,308
Median home value: $121,400

Moorefield, a community in Hardy County, West Virginia, has 2,952 residents. Its median household income of $47,308 runs below the Hardy County figure of $49,302.

Between 2019 and 2023, Moorefield's population declined 10.0% from 3,280 to 2,952, while its median home value rose 15.5% from $105,100 to $121,400.

7.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,952
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,308
Median home value: $121,400
Median gross rent: $665
Housing units: 1,361
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2802,952

Median household income

$43,066$47,308

Median home value

$105,100$121,400

Median gross rent

$753$665

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,280	$43,066	$105,100	$753
2020	3,356	$44,299	$110,700	$842
2021	3,019	$43,972	$104,200	$879
2022	2,846	$51,985	$148,600	$840
2023	2,952	$47,308	$121,400	$665

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7418.5%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	1.6%
5 to 17	408	13.8%
18 to 24	252	8.5%
25 to 34	413	14.0%
35 to 44	422	14.3%
45 to 54	314	10.6%
55 to 64	407	13.8%
65 to 74	546	18.5%
75 and over	144	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,091	70.8%
Black or African American	587	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.4%
Two or more races	12	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	249	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate50.4%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	312	13.9%
High school graduate	1,132	50.4%
Some college or associate's	634	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	88	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	80	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,078	76.9%
Carpooled	106	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	10.6%
Other means	45	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	846	67.5%
15 to 29 min	250	20.0%
30 to 44 min	62	4.9%
45 to 59 min	57	4.5%
60+ min	38	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 13.4% (395 of 2,952)

	Count	Share
Family households	636	52.0%
Nonfamily households	588	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,224	89.9%
Vacant	137	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	849	69.4%
Renter-occupied	375	30.6%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other20.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	862	63.3%
1-unit, attached	8	0.6%
2 to 4 units	104	7.6%
5 to 19 units	92	6.8%
20 or more units	13	1.0%
Mobile home & other	282	20.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5455588
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 39.0674, -78.9624