Northfork

Population: 271
Median household income: $47,143
Median home value: $35,800

Located in McDowell County, West Virginia, Northfork is a community with a population of 271. Its median household income of $47,143 runs above the McDowell County figure of $29,980.

From 2019 to 2023, Northfork's population declined 14.8% from 318 to 271, while its median home value rose 8.8% from $32,900 to $35,800.

2.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 271
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $47,143
Median home value: $35,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 196
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
Unemployment rate: 29.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

318271

Median household income

$24,219$47,143

Median home value

$32,900$35,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	318	$24,219	$32,900
2020	248	$20,750	$23,900
2021	367	$32,604	$29,200
2022	402	$37,059	$31,400
2023	271	$47,143	$35,800

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3423.2%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	6.6%
5 to 17	33	12.2%
18 to 24	6	2.2%
25 to 34	63	23.2%
35 to 44	28	10.3%
45 to 54	37	13.7%
55 to 64	37	13.7%
65 to 74	29	10.7%
75 and over	20	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	151	55.7%
Black or African American	120	44.3%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate54.2%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	7.5%
High school graduate	116	54.2%
Some college or associate's	76	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	6	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone52.9%

Carpooled25.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36	52.9%
Carpooled	17	25.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	22.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	37.7%
15 to 29 min	11	20.8%
30 to 44 min	10	18.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	12	22.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.84
Poverty rate: 52.0% (140 of 269)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	71.4%
Nonfamily households	20	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	70	35.7%
Vacant	126	64.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56	80.0%
Renter-occupied	14	20.0%

1-unit, detached85.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	167	85.2%
1-unit, attached	2	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5459428
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4196, -81.4274