Ranson corporation

Population: 5,588
Median household income: $86,378
Median home value: $220,700

Ranson corporation, a community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, has 5,588 residents. Its median household income of $86,378 runs below the Jefferson County figure of $95,523.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ranson corporation's population grew 9.1% from 5,123 to 5,588, while its median home value rose 20.3% from $183,500 to $220,700.

The median resident is 37.8 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,588
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $86,378
Median home value: $220,700
Median gross rent: $1,520
Housing units: 2,287
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1235,588

Median household income

$66,724$86,378

Median home value

$183,500$220,700

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,520

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,123	$66,724	$183,500	$1,203
2020	5,217	$69,544	$195,100	$1,128
2021	5,404	$74,977	$192,300	$1,112
2022	5,497	$80,242	$214,300	$1,277
2023	5,588	$86,378	$220,700	$1,520

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	6.2%
5 to 17	925	16.6%
18 to 24	597	10.7%
25 to 34	789	14.1%
35 to 44	662	11.8%
45 to 54	1,002	17.9%
55 to 64	498	8.9%
65 to 74	513	9.2%
75 and over	258	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,012	71.8%
Black or African American	338	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	230	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.3%
Two or more races	218	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	774	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	481	12.9%
High school graduate	1,507	40.5%
Some college or associate's	1,150	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	353	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	231	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,389	76.5%
Carpooled	336	10.8%
Public transit	5	0.2%
Walked	24	0.8%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	302	9.7%
Other means	61	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	762	27.0%
15 to 29 min	540	19.1%
30 to 44 min	601	21.3%
45 to 59 min	350	12.4%
60+ min	567	20.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 14.5% (804 of 5,538)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,568	73.8%
Nonfamily households	557	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,125	92.9%
Vacant	162	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,490	70.1%
Renter-occupied	635	29.9%

1-unit, detached48.0%

1-unit, attached25.4%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,097	48.0%
1-unit, attached	582	25.4%
2 to 4 units	62	2.7%
5 to 19 units	312	13.6%
20 or more units	22	1.0%
Mobile home & other	212	9.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5466988
Type (LSAD): CN
Land area: 8.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3101, -77.8830