Cairo

Population: 135
Median household income: $29,650
Median home value: $71,500

Cairo, a community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, has 135 residents. Its median household income of $29,650 runs below the Ritchie County figure of $50,256.

From 2019 to 2023, Cairo's population declined 59.5% from 333 to 135, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $56,100 to $71,500.

40.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.90 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 135
Median age: 59.1 yrs
Median household income: $29,650
Median home value: $71,500
Median gross rent: $488
Housing units: 105
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

333135

Median household income

$33,523$29,650

Median home value

$56,100$71,500

Median gross rent

$614$488

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	333	$33,523	$56,100	$614
2020	302	$24,215	$60,000	$625
2021	242	$24,315	$62,300	$683
2022	164	$27,300	$63,000	$600
2023	135	$29,650	$71,500	$488

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6433.3%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	14	10.4%
18 to 24	8	5.9%
25 to 34	8	5.9%
35 to 44	12	8.9%
45 to 54	14	10.4%
55 to 64	45	33.3%
65 to 74	20	14.8%
75 and over	14	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	124	91.9%
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	11	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate54.0%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	11.5%
High school graduate	61	54.0%
Some college or associate's	35	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	4	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone97.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41	97.6%
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	1	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	19.0%
15 to 29 min	17	40.5%
30 to 44 min	14	33.3%
45 to 59 min	2	4.8%
60+ min	1	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 40.7% (55 of 135)

	Count	Share
Family households	24	33.8%
Nonfamily households	47	66.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	71	67.6%
Vacant	34	32.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	84.5%
Renter-occupied	11	15.5%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	84	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5412124
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.2073, -81.1537