Masontown

Population: 490
Median household income: $50,938
Median home value: $128,200

Located in Preston County, West Virginia, Masontown is a community with a population of 490. Its median household income of $50,938 runs below the Preston County figure of $61,373.

Between 2019 and 2023, Masontown's population declined 5.8% from 520 to 490, while its median home value rose 18.4% from $108,300 to $128,200.

The median resident is 39.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 490
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,938
Median home value: $128,200
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 245
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

520490

Median household income

$40,893$50,938

Median home value

$108,300$128,200

Median gross rent

$675$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	520	$40,893	$108,300	$675
2020	592	$34,704	$109,900	$611
2021	526	$51,500	$114,600	$645
2022	434	$42,917	$150,400	$797
2023	490	$50,938	$128,200	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	4.5%
5 to 17	99	20.2%
18 to 24	38	7.8%
25 to 34	43	8.8%
35 to 44	87	17.8%
45 to 54	31	6.3%
55 to 64	57	11.6%
65 to 74	63	12.9%
75 and over	50	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	482	98.4%
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	8	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate55.0%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	11.5%
High school graduate	182	55.0%
Some college or associate's	61	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	48	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	139	71.3%
Carpooled	25	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	11.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	11.6%
15 to 29 min	53	30.8%
30 to 44 min	53	30.8%
45 to 59 min	2	1.2%
60+ min	44	25.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 5.1% (25 of 490)

	Count	Share
Family households	98	45.2%
Nonfamily households	119	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	217	88.6%
Vacant	28	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	172	79.3%
Renter-occupied	45	20.7%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	174	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	13.1%
5 to 19 units	3	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	14.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5452228
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5512, -79.8003