East Bank

Population: 776
Median household income: $70,917
Median home value: $87,600

East Bank, a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, has 776 residents. The median household income of $70,917 is above the Kanawha County median ($58,887).

From 2019 to 2023, East Bank's population declined 12.9% from 891 to 776, while its median home value fell 7.5% from $94,700 to $87,600.

48.2% of workers drive to work alone. 72.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 776
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,917
Median home value: $87,600
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 375
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

891776

Median household income

$45,909$70,917

Median home value

$94,700$87,600

Median gross rent

$717$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	891	$45,909	$94,700	$717
2020	1,132	$46,645	$82,100	$725
2021	897	$52,500	$89,600	$738
2022	810	$52,750	$92,200	$839
2023	776	$70,917	$87,600	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3425.8%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	5.0%
5 to 17	73	9.4%
18 to 24	45	5.8%
25 to 34	200	25.8%
35 to 44	76	9.8%
45 to 54	76	9.8%
55 to 64	112	14.4%
65 to 74	91	11.7%
75 and over	64	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	641	82.6%
Black or African American	5	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	122	15.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's46.7%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	11.8%
High school graduate	216	34.9%
Some college or associate's	289	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	21	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone48.2%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit42.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188	48.2%
Carpooled	26	6.7%
Public transit	164	42.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	7.1%
15 to 29 min	50	13.2%
30 to 44 min	84	22.2%
45 to 59 min	196	51.9%
60+ min	21	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 15.2% (116 of 764)

	Count	Share
Family households	220	74.6%
Nonfamily households	75	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	295	78.7%
Vacant	80	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	68.8%
Renter-occupied	92	31.2%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	273	72.8%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	36	9.6%
5 to 19 units	44	11.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5423092
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2153, -81.4441