Welch

Population: 3,492
Median household income: $36,188
Median home value: $56,500

Welch, a community in McDowell County, West Virginia, has 3,492 residents. The median household income of $36,188 is above the McDowell County median ($29,980).

Between 2019 and 2023, Welch's population grew 17.7% from 2,966 to 3,492, while its median home value rose 2.9% from $54,900 to $56,500.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 29.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,492
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $36,188
Median home value: $56,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,018
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9663,492

Median household income

$37,841$36,188

Median home value

$54,900$56,500

Median gross rent

$692$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,966	$37,841	$54,900	$692
2020	2,857	$25,227	$55,600	$768
2021	3,050	$35,938	$55,100	$830
2022	3,475	$32,109	$61,500	$807
2023	3,492	$36,188	$56,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 4429.6%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	287	8.2%
18 to 24	156	4.5%
25 to 34	730	20.9%
35 to 44	1,035	29.6%
45 to 54	519	14.9%
55 to 64	383	11.0%
65 to 74	259	7.4%
75 and over	123	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,314	66.3%
Black or African American	845	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.2%
Asian	10	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	315	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.3%

High school graduate50.1%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	770	25.3%
High school graduate	1,527	50.1%
Some college or associate's	559	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	133	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	60	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	386	73.8%
Carpooled	54	10.3%
Public transit	5	1.0%
Walked	13	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	12.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	332	72.5%
15 to 29 min	73	15.9%
30 to 44 min	4	0.9%
45 to 59 min	3	0.7%
60+ min	46	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 26.8% (405 of 1,513)

	Count	Share
Family households	338	49.8%
Nonfamily households	341	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	679	66.7%
Vacant	339	33.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	509	75.0%
Renter-occupied	170	25.0%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	777	76.3%
1-unit, attached	13	1.3%
2 to 4 units	43	4.2%
5 to 19 units	51	5.0%
20 or more units	92	9.0%
Mobile home & other	42	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5485228
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.4280, -81.5914