Shrewsbury

Population: 329
Median household income: $48,674
Median home value: $79,500

Shrewsbury is a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, home to 329 residents. At $48,674, its median household income sits below Kanawha County's $58,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shrewsbury's population declined 59.0% from 802 to 329, while its median home value fell 7.5% from $85,900 to $79,500.

Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 67.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 329
Median age: 67.5 yrs
Median household income: $48,674
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 155
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

802329

Median household income

$77,679$48,674

Median home value

$85,900$79,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	802	$77,679	$85,900
2020	841	$47,969	$77,100
2021	498	—	$71,500
2022	381	—	$85,200
2023	329	$48,674	$79,500

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 2419.5%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 7434.3%

75 and over23.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	64	19.5%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	25	7.6%
45 to 54	28	8.5%
55 to 64	21	6.4%
65 to 74	113	34.3%
75 and over	78	23.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	320	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.5%

High school graduate56.6%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree1.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	24.5%
High school graduate	150	56.6%
Some college or associate's	42	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	5	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.1%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	33.0%
15 to 29 min	58	61.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	5	5.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 329)

	Count	Share
Family households	136	87.7%
Nonfamily households	19	12.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	155	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	155	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	100	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	55	35.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5473876
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 38.2075, -81.4674