Mount Gay-Shamrock

Population: 1,440
Median household income: $49,063
Median home value: $81,400

Mount Gay-Shamrock, a community in Logan County, West Virginia, has 1,440 residents. The median household income of $49,063 is in line with the Logan County median ($47,237).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Gay-Shamrock's population grew 1.9% from 1,413 to 1,440, while its median home value rose 14.5% from $71,100 to $81,400.

84.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,440
Median age: 52.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,063
Median home value: $81,400
Median gross rent: $598
Housing units: 823
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4131,440

Median household income

$27,181$49,063

Median home value

$71,100$81,400

Median gross rent

$638$598

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,413	$27,181	$71,100	$638
2020	1,434	$27,269	$54,700	$628
2021	1,515	$28,651	$53,900	$645
2022	1,418	$43,491	$62,400	$570
2023	1,440	$49,063	$81,400	$598

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 176.3%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 342.2%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5429.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7420.4%

75 and over16.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	91	6.3%
18 to 24	33	2.3%
25 to 34	32	2.2%
35 to 44	157	10.9%
45 to 54	426	29.6%
55 to 64	165	11.5%
65 to 74	294	20.4%
75 and over	242	16.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,427	99.1%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
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	11	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.2%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's8.1%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	489	37.2%
High school graduate	614	46.7%
Some college or associate's	107	8.1%
Bachelor's degree	93	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone61.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	240	61.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	11.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	108	27.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	62.8%
15 to 29 min	80	28.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	26	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 21.3% (306 of 1,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	378	57.7%
Nonfamily households	277	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	655	79.6%
Vacant	168	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	480	73.3%
Renter-occupied	175	26.7%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	692	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	117	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5456342
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.8509, -82.0230