Bancroft

Population: 472
Median household income: $75,938
Median home value: $114,100

Bancroft, a community in Putnam County, West Virginia, has 472 residents. At $75,938, its median household income sits in line with Putnam County's $77,871.

From 2019 to 2023, Bancroft's population grew 1.7% from 464 to 472, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $78,800 to $114,100.

The median resident is 29.9 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 40.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 472
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $75,938
Median home value: $114,100
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 227
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

464472

Median household income

$31,184$75,938

Median home value

$78,800$114,100

Median gross rent

$775$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	464	$31,184	$78,800	$775
2020	443	$59,750	$77,100	$770
2021	468	$82,917	$80,000	$758
2022	466	$80,417	$94,600	$781
2023	472	$75,938	$114,100	$815

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3440.3%

35 to 442.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	3.6%
5 to 17	54	11.4%
18 to 24	16	3.4%
25 to 34	190	40.3%
35 to 44	10	2.1%
45 to 54	56	11.9%
55 to 64	37	7.8%
65 to 74	61	12.9%
75 and over	31	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	454	96.2%
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	3	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate66.5%

Some college or associate's19.5%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	8.6%
High school graduate	256	66.5%
Some college or associate's	75	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	15	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone97.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230	97.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	3.0%
15 to 29 min	95	41.3%
30 to 44 min	106	46.1%
45 to 59 min	18	7.8%
60+ min	4	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 10.0% (47 of 472)

	Count	Share
Family households	134	68.0%
Nonfamily households	63	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	197	86.8%
Vacant	30	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	160	81.2%
Renter-occupied	37	18.8%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	62.1%
1-unit, attached	4	1.8%
2 to 4 units	20	8.8%
5 to 19 units	25	11.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37	16.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5404204
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.5107, -81.8414