Crab Orchard

Population: 1,877
Median household income: $59,122
Median home value: $208,000

Crab Orchard is a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to 1,877 residents. At $59,122, its median household income sits above Raleigh County's $52,055.

From 2019 to 2023, Crab Orchard's population declined 27.2% from 2,579 to 1,877, while its median home value rose 102.9% from $102,500 to $208,000.

14.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,877
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $59,122
Median home value: $208,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 942
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 21.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5791,877

Median household income

$42,827$59,122

Median home value

$102,500$208,000

Median gross rent

$536$581

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,579	$42,827	$102,500	—
2020	2,483	$42,330	$140,300	$536
2021	2,096	$41,639	$166,800	$513
2022	1,946	$48,438	$197,100	$581
2023	1,877	$59,122	$208,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over14.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	1.1%
5 to 17	332	17.7%
18 to 24	182	9.7%
25 to 34	115	6.1%
35 to 44	273	14.5%
45 to 54	113	6.0%
55 to 64	310	16.5%
65 to 74	260	13.9%
75 and over	272	14.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,877	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 diploma18.2%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree4.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	244	18.2%
High school graduate	618	46.0%
Some college or associate's	281	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	64	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	136	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	424	70.8%
Carpooled	75	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	91	15.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97	19.1%
15 to 29 min	337	66.3%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	74	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 19.7% (370 of 1,877)

	Count	Share
Family households	329	46.6%
Nonfamily households	377	53.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	706	74.9%
Vacant	236	25.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	623	88.2%
Renter-occupied	83	11.8%

1-unit, detached92.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	875	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5418508
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.7410, -81.2308