MacArthur

Population: 1,287
Median household income: $26,824
Median home value: $126,700

Located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, MacArthur is a community with a population of 1,287. Its median household income of $26,824 runs below the Raleigh County figure of $52,055.

From 2019 to 2023, MacArthur's population declined 23.4% from 1,680 to 1,287, while its median home value rose 7.6% from $117,800 to $126,700.

The median resident is 53.8 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 26.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,287
Median age: 53.8 yrs
Median household income: $26,824
Median home value: $126,700
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 678
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6801,287

Median household income

$24,334$26,824

Median home value

$117,800$126,700

Median gross rent

$851$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,680	$24,334	$117,800	$851
2020	1,712	$25,147	$130,800	$823
2021	1,559	$30,130	$129,100	$756
2022	1,362	$33,444	$129,500	—
2023	1,287	$26,824	$126,700	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5418.5%

55 to 645.7%

65 to 7426.5%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	1.5%
5 to 17	136	10.6%
18 to 24	76	5.9%
25 to 34	131	10.2%
35 to 44	131	10.2%
45 to 54	238	18.5%
55 to 64	74	5.7%
65 to 74	341	26.5%
75 and over	141	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,193	92.7%
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	1	0.1%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	168	15.9%
High school graduate	540	51.1%
Some college or associate's	307	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	33	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone92.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	457	92.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	127	27.8%
15 to 29 min	292	63.9%
30 to 44 min	9	2.0%
45 to 59 min	19	4.2%
60+ min	10	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 29.4% (379 of 1,287)

	Count	Share
Family households	374	60.2%
Nonfamily households	247	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	621	91.6%
Vacant	57	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	526	84.7%
Renter-occupied	95	15.3%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	445	65.6%
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	233	34.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5449564
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.7479, -81.2025