Eleanor

Population: 1,655
Median household income: $74,211
Median home value: $236,400

Eleanor, a community in Putnam County, West Virginia, has 1,655 residents. At $74,211, its median household income sits below Putnam County's $77,871.

Between 2019 and 2023, Eleanor's population grew 19.9% from 1,380 to 1,655, while its median home value rose 54.2% from $153,300 to $236,400.

18.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,655
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,211
Median home value: $236,400
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 697
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3801,655

Median household income

$55,625$74,211

Median home value

$153,300$236,400

Median gross rent

$824$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,380	$55,625	$153,300	$824
2020	1,465	$64,625	$166,300	$835
2021	1,446	$62,500	$171,600	$797
2022	1,493	$65,580	$207,400	$910
2023	1,655	$74,211	$236,400	$1,011

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	5.1%
5 to 17	235	14.2%
18 to 24	145	8.8%
25 to 34	233	14.1%
35 to 44	175	10.6%
45 to 54	182	11.0%
55 to 64	227	13.7%
65 to 74	178	10.8%
75 and over	196	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,614	97.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	9.8%
High school graduate	443	37.2%
Some college or associate's	415	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	185	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	31	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone92.4%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	741	92.4%
Carpooled	9	1.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	395	51.6%
15 to 29 min	170	22.2%
30 to 44 min	96	12.5%
45 to 59 min	94	12.3%
60+ min	10	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 8.6% (143 of 1,655)

	Count	Share
Family households	498	75.9%
Nonfamily households	158	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	656	94.1%
Vacant	41	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	507	77.3%
Renter-occupied	149	22.7%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	601	86.2%
1-unit, attached	13	1.9%
2 to 4 units	57	8.2%
5 to 19 units	26	3.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5424292
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 38.5368, -81.9243