Harrisville

Population: 1,408
Median household income: $45,988
Median home value: $115,000

Harrisville, a community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, has 1,408 residents. Its median household income of $45,988 runs below the Ritchie County figure of $50,256.

From 2019 to 2023, Harrisville's population declined 33.3% from 2,111 to 1,408, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $88,400 to $115,000.

Households average 2.20 people. The median gross rent is $661.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,408
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,988
Median home value: $115,000
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 728
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1111,408

Median household income

$34,745$45,988

Median home value

$88,400$115,000

Median gross rent

$657$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,111	$34,745	$88,400	$657
2020	1,975	$36,161	$97,100	$629
2021	1,711	$38,068	$95,700	$652
2022	1,620	$40,114	$109,600	$677
2023	1,408	$45,988	$115,000	$661

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	5.6%
5 to 17	266	18.9%
18 to 24	77	5.5%
25 to 34	134	9.5%
35 to 44	157	11.2%
45 to 54	158	11.2%
55 to 64	205	14.6%
65 to 74	171	12.1%
75 and over	161	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,318	93.6%
Black or African American	10	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	50	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate46.6%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	81	8.2%
High school graduate	459	46.6%
Some college or associate's	304	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	90	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	52	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	417	78.5%
Carpooled	55	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	8.5%
Other means	4	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	219	45.1%
15 to 29 min	78	16.0%
30 to 44 min	29	6.0%
45 to 59 min	101	20.8%
60+ min	59	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 27.7% (372 of 1,345)

	Count	Share
Family households	335	53.9%
Nonfamily households	287	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	622	85.4%
Vacant	106	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	456	73.3%
Renter-occupied	166	26.7%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other22.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	439	60.3%
1-unit, attached	30	4.1%
2 to 4 units	26	3.6%
5 to 19 units	52	7.1%
20 or more units	20	2.7%
Mobile home & other	161	22.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5435428
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.2119, -81.0485