Granville

Population: 1,215
Median household income: $32,015
Median home value: $135,400

Granville, a community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, has 1,215 residents. At $32,015, its median household income sits below Monongalia County's $62,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Granville's population declined 55.6% from 2,735 to 1,215, while its median home value rose 91.2% from $70,800 to $135,400.

Households average 2.22 people. The median gross rent is $789.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,215
Median age: 26.9 yrs
Median household income: $32,015
Median home value: $135,400
Median gross rent: $789
Housing units: 675
Homeownership rate: 41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7351,215

Median household income

$28,080$32,015

Median home value

$70,800$135,400

Median gross rent

$733$789

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,735	$28,080	$70,800	$733
2020	2,828	$27,457	$81,000	$745
2021	1,566	$29,018	$85,400	$797
2022	1,384	$29,000	$119,900	$776
2023	1,215	$32,015	$135,400	$789

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 174.0%

18 to 2442.6%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 645.4%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	1.7%
5 to 17	48	4.0%
18 to 24	517	42.6%
25 to 34	220	18.1%
35 to 44	50	4.1%
45 to 54	134	11.0%
55 to 64	66	5.4%
65 to 74	112	9.2%
75 and over	47	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,056	86.9%
Black or African American	30	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	2.7%
Two or more races	78	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's39.3%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	13.0%
High school graduate	218	34.7%
Some college or associate's	247	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	28	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	54	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	482	79.9%
Carpooled	40	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	9.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	288	52.9%
15 to 29 min	180	33.1%
30 to 44 min	54	9.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	22	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 41.0% (498 of 1,215)

	Count	Share
Family households	149	27.2%
Nonfamily households	398	72.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	81.0%
Vacant	128	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	229	41.9%
Renter-occupied	318	58.1%

1-unit, detached31.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units29.2%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	214	31.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	120	17.8%
5 to 19 units	74	11.0%
20 or more units	197	29.2%
Mobile home & other	70	10.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5432932
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6488, -79.9992