Elkins

Population: 6,875
Median household income: $47,746
Median home value: $130,500

Located in Randolph County, West Virginia, Elkins is a community with a population of 6,875. The median household income of $47,746 is below the Randolph County median ($55,057).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elkins's population declined 2.8% from 7,072 to 6,875, while its median home value rose 6.3% from $122,800 to $130,500.

30.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,875
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $47,746
Median home value: $130,500
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 3,382
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0726,875

Median household income

$38,506$47,746

Median home value

$122,800$130,500

Median gross rent

$631$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,072	$38,506	$122,800	$631
2020	7,017	$38,910	$120,100	$725
2021	6,980	$36,909	$116,200	$703
2022	6,935	$39,875	$131,100	$812
2023	6,875	$47,746	$130,500	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	412	6.0%
5 to 17	898	13.1%
18 to 24	994	14.5%
25 to 34	1,113	16.2%
35 to 44	799	11.6%
45 to 54	753	11.0%
55 to 64	895	13.0%
65 to 74	518	7.5%
75 and over	493	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,040	87.9%
Black or African American	199	2.9%
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	408	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	228	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	500	10.9%
High school graduate	1,923	42.1%
Some college or associate's	758	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,020	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	370	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone67.3%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,198	67.3%
Carpooled	398	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	206	6.3%
Bicycle	9	0.3%
Worked from home	255	7.8%
Other means	201	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,191	72.7%
15 to 29 min	572	19.0%
30 to 44 min	93	3.1%
45 to 59 min	79	2.6%
60+ min	77	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 16.8% (1,092 of 6,511)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,404	51.9%
Nonfamily households	1,302	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,706	80.0%
Vacant	676	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,697	62.7%
Renter-occupied	1,009	37.3%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units17.2%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,184	64.6%
1-unit, attached	173	5.1%
2 to 4 units	583	17.2%
5 to 19 units	236	7.0%
20 or more units	62	1.8%
Mobile home & other	144	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5424580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9237, -79.8543