Lashmeet

Population: 734
Median household income: $46,329
Median home value: $178,100

Lashmeet, a community in Mercer County, West Virginia, has 734 residents. At $46,329, its median household income sits in line with Mercer County's $47,799.

From 2019 to 2023, Lashmeet's population grew 65.7% from 443 to 734, while its median home value rose 130.4% from $77,300 to $178,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population. 100.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 734
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,329
Median home value: $178,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 354
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

443734

Median household income

$28,703$46,329

Median home value

$77,300$178,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	443	$28,703	$77,300
2020	473	$37,862	$124,100
2021	599	$40,271	$151,000
2022	704	$43,701	$150,100
2023	734	$46,329	$178,100

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 542.6%

55 to 6423.2%

65 to 7428.9%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	57	7.8%
18 to 24	77	10.5%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	115	15.7%
45 to 54	19	2.6%
55 to 64	170	23.2%
65 to 74	212	28.9%
75 and over	84	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	734	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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 diploma28.2%

High school graduate51.7%

Some college or associate's14.5%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	28.2%
High school graduate	310	51.7%
Some college or associate's	87	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	34	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	315	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	243	77.1%
30 to 44 min	16	5.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	56	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 6.1% (45 of 734)

	Count	Share
Family households	219	61.9%
Nonfamily households	135	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	354	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	314	88.7%
Renter-occupied	40	11.3%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	354	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5445292
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4228, -81.1967