Dunbar

Population: 7,340
Median household income: $54,647
Median home value: $121,100

Located in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Dunbar is a community with a population of 7,340. At $54,647, its median household income sits below Kanawha County's $58,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dunbar's population held roughly steady from 7,333 to 7,340, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $98,400 to $121,100.

74.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,340
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,647
Median home value: $121,100
Median gross rent: $904
Housing units: 4,096
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3337,340

Median household income

$44,009$54,647

Median home value

$98,400$121,100

Median gross rent

$856$904

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,333	$44,009	$98,400	$856
2020	7,166	$39,688	$98,400	$786
2021	7,500	$46,219	$103,800	$833
2022	7,418	$48,396	$123,600	$911
2023	7,340	$54,647	$121,100	$904

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	283	3.9%
5 to 17	963	13.1%
18 to 24	821	11.2%
25 to 34	813	11.1%
35 to 44	1,004	13.7%
45 to 54	752	10.2%
55 to 64	986	13.4%
65 to 74	825	11.2%
75 and over	893	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,513	75.1%
Black or African American	895	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	43	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	143	1.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	488	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	258	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	334	6.3%
High school graduate	1,699	32.2%
Some college or associate's	1,618	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,158	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	464	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,023	85.3%
Carpooled	215	6.1%
Public transit	69	1.9%
Walked	53	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	182	5.1%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	852	25.3%
15 to 29 min	1,918	57.1%
30 to 44 min	328	9.8%
45 to 59 min	61	1.8%
60+ min	202	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 18.3% (1,316 of 7,205)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,577	43.9%
Nonfamily households	2,018	56.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,595	87.8%
Vacant	501	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,087	58.1%
Renter-occupied	1,508	41.9%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,045	74.3%
1-unit, attached	101	2.5%
2 to 4 units	278	6.8%
5 to 19 units	322	7.9%
20 or more units	319	7.8%
Mobile home & other	31	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5422564
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.3695, -81.7361