Rowlesburg

Population: 640
Median household income: $52,813
Median home value: $87,300

Rowlesburg, a community in Preston County, West Virginia, has 640 residents. The median household income of $52,813 is below the Preston County median ($61,373).

From 2019 to 2023, Rowlesburg's population grew 47.5% from 434 to 640, while its median home value rose 21.1% from $72,100 to $87,300.

The median gross rent is $673. 11.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 640
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,813
Median home value: $87,300
Median gross rent: $673
Housing units: 324
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 19.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

434640

Median household income

$34,167$52,813

Median home value

$72,100$87,300

Median gross rent

$561$673

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	434	$34,167	$72,100	$561
2020	468	$39,306	$72,800	$569
2021	614	$47,679	$77,500	$609
2022	585	$50,139	$88,300	$642
2023	640	$52,813	$87,300	$673

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6419.5%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.0%
5 to 17	96	15.0%
18 to 24	19	3.0%
25 to 34	102	15.9%
35 to 44	43	6.7%
45 to 54	74	11.6%
55 to 64	125	19.5%
65 to 74	98	15.3%
75 and over	70	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	623	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.2%

High school graduate52.1%

Some college or associate's11.9%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	124	24.2%
High school graduate	267	52.1%
Some college or associate's	61	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	44	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	187	82.4%
Carpooled	22	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	27.1%
15 to 29 min	84	38.0%
30 to 44 min	44	19.9%
45 to 59 min	15	6.8%
60+ min	18	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 24.4% (156 of 640)

	Count	Share
Family households	170	63.0%
Nonfamily households	100	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	270	83.3%
Vacant	54	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	210	77.8%
Renter-occupied	60	22.2%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	270	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5470588
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.3488, -79.6767