Bramwell

Population: 129
Median household income: $33,000

Bramwell, a community in Mercer County, West Virginia, has 129 residents. The median household income of $33,000 is below the Mercer County median ($47,799).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bramwell's population declined 58.7% from 312 to 129.

Households average 1.79 people. The median gross rent is $658.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 129
Median age: 72.4 yrs
Median household income: $33,000
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $658
Housing units: 168
Homeownership rate: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

312129

Median household income

$45,417$33,000

Median home value

$60,900$52,500

Median gross rent

$833$658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	312	$45,417	$60,900	$833
2020	313	$49,063	$50,000	—
2021	281	$47,917	$52,500	—
2022	180	$48,750	—	—
2023	129	$33,000	—	$658

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.8%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 540.8%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7423.3%

75 and over31.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	1	0.8%
18 to 24	1	0.8%
25 to 34	16	12.4%
35 to 44	15	11.6%
45 to 54	1	0.8%
55 to 64	24	18.6%
65 to 74	30	23.3%
75 and over	41	31.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	100	77.5%
Black or African American	24	18.6%
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)	5	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	2.4%
High school graduate	48	37.8%
Some college or associate's	48	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	23	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39	88.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	11.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	41.0%
15 to 29 min	14	35.9%
30 to 44 min	9	23.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.79
Poverty rate: 29.5% (38 of 129)

	Count	Share
Family households	42	58.3%
Nonfamily households	30	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	72	42.9%
Vacant	96	57.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	90.3%
Renter-occupied	7	9.7%

1-unit, detached97.0%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	163	97.0%
1-unit, attached	2	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5409796
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.3295, -81.3077