Paw Paw

Population: 440
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $83,900

Paw Paw, a community in Morgan County, West Virginia, has 440 residents. Its median household income of $62,500 runs in line with the Morgan County figure of $63,805.

From 2019 to 2023, Paw Paw's population declined 34.5% from 672 to 440, while its median home value was little changed from $83,600 to $83,900.

7.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.91 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 440
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $83,900
Median gross rent: $989
Housing units: 177
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
Unemployment rate: 16.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

672440

Median household income

$34,946$62,500

Median home value

$83,600$83,900

Median gross rent

$744$989

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	672	$34,946	$83,600	$744
2020	709	$53,074	$79,600	$900
2021	492	$55,208	$75,400	$811
2022	463	$58,750	$84,100	$1,000
2023	440	$62,500	$83,900	$989

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1727.3%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5421.1%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	2.0%
5 to 17	120	27.3%
18 to 24	25	5.7%
25 to 34	19	4.3%
35 to 44	36	8.2%
45 to 54	93	21.1%
55 to 64	54	12.3%
65 to 74	56	12.7%
75 and over	28	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	341	77.5%
Black or African American	40	9.1%
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	28	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.3%

High school graduate50.3%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree1.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	20.3%
High school graduate	144	50.3%
Some college or associate's	69	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	5	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	124	82.1%
Carpooled	21	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	17.8%
15 to 29 min	4	2.7%
30 to 44 min	50	34.2%
45 to 59 min	46	31.5%
60+ min	20	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 7.5% (33 of 440)

	Count	Share
Family households	110	73.3%
Nonfamily households	40	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	150	84.7%
Vacant	27	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	103	68.7%
Renter-occupied	47	31.3%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	79.7%
1-unit, attached	2	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5462332
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5314, -78.4553