Hometown

Population: 699
Median household income: $40,500
Median home value: $167,600

Hometown is a community in Putnam County, West Virginia, home to 699 residents. At $40,500, its median household income sits below Putnam County's $77,871.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hometown's population grew 15.3% from 606 to 699, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $133,400 to $167,600.

Households average 2.28 people. 16.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 699
Median age: 57.1 yrs
Median household income: $40,500
Median home value: $167,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 445
Homeownership rate: 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

606699

Median household income

$35,594$40,500

Median home value

$133,400$167,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	606	—	$133,400
2020	595	$35,594	$126,200
2021	815	$40,448	$144,000
2022	869	$41,611	$166,700
2023	699	$40,500	$167,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6433.5%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over15.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	78	11.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	86	12.3%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	99	14.2%
55 to 64	234	33.5%
65 to 74	91	13.0%
75 and over	111	15.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	699	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate53.9%

Some college or associate's7.2%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	138	22.2%
High school graduate	335	53.9%
Some college or associate's	45	7.2%
Bachelor's degree	103	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	48	20.9%
30 to 44 min	154	67.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	28	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 30.9% (216 of 699)

	Count	Share
Family households	193	63.1%
Nonfamily households	113	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	306	68.8%
Vacant	139	31.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	279	91.2%
Renter-occupied	27	8.8%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	373	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	72	16.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5438260
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5288, -81.8552