Marmet

Population: 1,520
Median household income: $47,620
Median home value: $83,100

Marmet is a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, home to 1,520 residents. The median household income of $47,620 is below the Kanawha County median ($58,887).

Between 2019 and 2023, Marmet's population declined 6.5% from 1,625 to 1,520, while its median home value fell 11.5% from $93,900 to $83,100.

17.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,520
Median age: 53.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,620
Median home value: $83,100
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 811
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 14.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6251,520

Median household income

$39,500$47,620

Median home value

$93,900$83,100

Median gross rent

$784$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,625	$39,500	$93,900	$784
2020	1,577	$41,875	$81,500	$744
2021	1,557	$42,966	$91,500	$771
2022	1,658	$47,682	$87,400	$832
2023	1,520	$47,620	$83,100	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 177.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6419.9%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	3.4%
5 to 17	112	7.4%
18 to 24	133	8.8%
25 to 34	209	13.8%
35 to 44	96	6.3%
45 to 54	183	12.0%
55 to 64	303	19.9%
65 to 74	243	16.0%
75 and over	189	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,408	92.6%
Black or African American	40	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate44.6%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	179	14.6%
High school graduate	546	44.6%
Some college or associate's	286	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	169	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	43	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit7.9%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	357	70.7%
Carpooled	36	7.1%
Public transit	40	7.9%
Walked	29	5.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	5.9%
Other means	13	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	24.8%
15 to 29 min	193	40.6%
30 to 44 min	101	21.3%
45 to 59 min	49	10.3%
60+ min	14	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 22.0% (315 of 1,430)

	Count	Share
Family households	392	58.4%
Nonfamily households	279	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	671	82.7%
Vacant	140	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	435	64.8%
Renter-occupied	236	35.2%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	533	65.7%
1-unit, attached	26	3.2%
2 to 4 units	62	7.6%
5 to 19 units	71	8.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	119	14.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5451724
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 38.2457, -81.5754