Benwood

Population: 1,173
Median household income: $39,474
Median home value: $90,400

Benwood is a community in Marshall County, West Virginia, home to 1,173 residents. At $39,474, its median household income sits below Marshall County's $60,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Benwood's population declined 15.6% from 1,390 to 1,173, while its median home value rose 54.0% from $58,700 to $90,400.

9.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,173
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $39,474
Median home value: $90,400
Median gross rent: $681
Housing units: 709
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3901,173

Median household income

$33,333$39,474

Median home value

$58,700$90,400

Median gross rent

$553$681

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,390	$33,333	$58,700	$553
2020	1,381	$35,685	$63,000	$586
2021	1,265	$35,536	$65,700	$577
2022	1,251	$38,000	$67,800	$625
2023	1,173	$39,474	$90,400	$681

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6421.4%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	2.9%
5 to 17	156	13.3%
18 to 24	80	6.8%
25 to 34	155	13.2%
35 to 44	132	11.3%
45 to 54	118	10.1%
55 to 64	251	21.4%
65 to 74	162	13.8%
75 and over	85	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,027	87.6%
Black or African American	12	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	3	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	117	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	11.8%
High school graduate	395	43.7%
Some college or associate's	319	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	55	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	27	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	496	78.9%
Carpooled	83	13.2%
Public transit	1	0.2%
Walked	31	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	2.2%
Other means	4	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	240	39.0%
15 to 29 min	282	45.9%
30 to 44 min	19	3.1%
45 to 59 min	54	8.8%
60+ min	20	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 24.9% (292 of 1,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	363	64.4%
Nonfamily households	201	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	564	79.5%
Vacant	145	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	380	67.4%
Renter-occupied	184	32.6%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	452	63.8%
1-unit, attached	91	12.8%
2 to 4 units	112	15.8%
5 to 19 units	23	3.2%
20 or more units	16	2.3%
Mobile home & other	15	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5406340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.57 sq mi
Center point: 40.0046, -80.7306