Summersville

Population: 3,397
Median household income: $52,321
Median home value: $210,400

Summersville is a community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, home to 3,397 residents. Its median household income of $52,321 runs above the Nicholas County figure of $49,280.

Between 2019 and 2023, Summersville's population held roughly steady from 3,368 to 3,397, while its median home value rose 49.9% from $140,400 to $210,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.3% of the population. 82.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,397
Median age: 59.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,321
Median home value: $210,400
Median gross rent: $570
Housing units: 1,883
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3683,397

Median household income

$38,774$52,321

Median home value

$140,400$210,400

Median gross rent

$372$570

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,368	$38,774	$140,400	$372
2020	3,316	$43,287	$144,500	$541
2021	3,467	$46,642	$163,200	$438
2022	3,415	$53,529	$198,200	$559
2023	3,397	$52,321	$210,400	$570

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over22.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	1.1%
5 to 17	442	13.0%
18 to 24	235	6.9%
25 to 34	215	6.3%
35 to 44	169	5.0%
45 to 54	354	10.4%
55 to 64	561	16.5%
65 to 74	611	18.0%
75 and over	773	22.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,135	92.3%
Black or African American	34	1.0%
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	149	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's19.7%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	346	12.9%
High school graduate	996	37.1%
Some college or associate's	528	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	207	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	606	22.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	960	82.5%
Carpooled	87	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	69	5.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	642	58.6%
15 to 29 min	171	15.6%
30 to 44 min	49	4.5%
45 to 59 min	28	2.6%
60+ min	205	18.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 21.0% (702 of 3,335)

	Count	Share
Family households	909	56.2%
Nonfamily households	709	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,618	85.9%
Vacant	265	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,093	67.6%
Renter-occupied	525	32.4%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other15.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,332	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	47	2.5%
5 to 19 units	77	4.1%
20 or more units	127	6.7%
Mobile home & other	300	15.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5477980
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.2870, -80.8415