Piney View

Population: 692
Median household income: $44,886
Median home value: $135,900

Piney View is a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to 692 residents. Its median household income of $44,886 runs below the Raleigh County figure of $52,055.

From 2019 to 2023, Piney View's population declined 35.7% from 1,077 to 692, while its median home value rose 20.8% from $112,500 to $135,900.

82.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 692
Median age: 61.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,886
Median home value: $135,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 405
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,077692

Median household income

$39,958$44,886

Median home value

$112,500$135,900

Median gross rent

$441$452

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,077	$39,958	$112,500	$441
2020	1,199	$56,944	$89,300	$460
2021	993	$48,125	$106,700	$452
2022	708	$39,781	$135,700	—
2023	692	$44,886	$135,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7424.6%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	105	15.2%
18 to 24	35	5.1%
25 to 34	22	3.2%
35 to 44	86	12.4%
45 to 54	71	10.3%
55 to 64	108	15.6%
65 to 74	170	24.6%
75 and over	95	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	692	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 diploma11.4%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	11.4%
High school graduate	247	44.7%
Some college or associate's	121	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	111	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	217	79.5%
Carpooled	34	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	3.7%
Other means	12	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	15.2%
15 to 29 min	140	53.2%
30 to 44 min	83	31.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 4.5% (31 of 692)

	Count	Share
Family households	210	60.5%
Nonfamily households	137	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	347	85.7%
Vacant	58	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	306	88.2%
Renter-occupied	41	11.8%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	334	82.5%
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	71	17.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5463988
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.8409, -81.1277