Newburg

Population: 225
Median household income: $49,559
Median home value: $45,600

Located in Preston County, West Virginia, Newburg is a community with a population of 225. At $49,559, its median household income sits below Preston County's $61,373.

From 2019 to 2023, Newburg's population declined 32.6% from 334 to 225, while its median home value fell 26.1% from $61,700 to $45,600.

The median resident is 58.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 30.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 225
Median age: 58.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,559
Median home value: $45,600
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 124
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

334225

Median household income

$48,750$49,559

Median home value

$61,700$45,600

Median gross rent

$625$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	334	$48,750	$61,700	$625
2020	281	$41,853	$55,500	$625
2021	302	$44,735	$39,300	—
2022	237	$49,219	$47,900	$713
2023	225	$49,559	$45,600	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6430.7%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.3%
5 to 17	26	11.6%
18 to 24	6	2.7%
25 to 34	30	13.3%
35 to 44	22	9.8%
45 to 54	19	8.4%
55 to 64	69	30.7%
65 to 74	32	14.2%
75 and over	18	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	210	93.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate61.6%

Some college or associate's11.1%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	16.8%
High school graduate	117	61.6%
Some college or associate's	21	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	18	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 58 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	82	86.3%
Carpooled	8	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	3.2%
Other means	2	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	7.6%
15 to 29 min	10	10.9%
30 to 44 min	12	13.0%
45 to 59 min	9	9.8%
60+ min	54	58.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 12.9% (29 of 225)

	Count	Share
Family households	84	76.4%
Nonfamily households	26	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	110	88.7%
Vacant	14	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	95	86.4%
Renter-occupied	15	13.6%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	100	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	4.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5458300
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3889, -79.8536