Elk Garden

Population: 195
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $81,800

Elk Garden, a community in Mineral County, West Virginia, has 195 residents. Its median household income of $58,750 runs below the Mineral County figure of $68,049.

From 2019 to 2023, Elk Garden's population grew 5.4% from 185 to 195, while its median home value was little changed from $81,400 to $81,800.

The median resident is 33.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 195
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $81,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 76
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

185195

Median household income

$34,375$58,750

Median home value

$81,400$81,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	185	$34,375	$81,400
2020	197	$41,250	$76,700
2021	194	—	$78,600
2022	196	$78,750	$83,500
2023	195	$58,750	$81,800

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1728.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over1.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	7.7%
5 to 17	55	28.2%
18 to 24	11	5.6%
25 to 34	29	14.9%
35 to 44	28	14.4%
45 to 54	27	13.8%
55 to 64	21	10.8%
65 to 74	6	3.1%
75 and over	3	1.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	195	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 diploma14.9%

High school graduate71.1%

Some college or associate's10.5%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	14.9%
High school graduate	81	71.1%
Some college or associate's	12	10.5%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 57 min

Drove alone53.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit23.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43	53.8%
Carpooled	8	10.0%
Public transit	19	23.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	12.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	12	17.1%
30 to 44 min	29	41.4%
45 to 59 min	7	10.0%
60+ min	22	31.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 1.5% (3 of 195)

	Count	Share
Family households	48	81.4%
Nonfamily households	11	18.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59	77.6%
Vacant	17	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51	86.4%
Renter-occupied	8	13.6%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	61	80.3%
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	15	19.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5424484
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3862, -79.1556