Pennsboro

Population: 1,227
Median household income: $51,348
Median home value: $78,000

Pennsboro, a community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, has 1,227 residents. Its median household income of $51,348 runs in line with the Ritchie County figure of $50,256.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pennsboro's population grew 14.0% from 1,076 to 1,227, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $56,500 to $78,000.

76.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1949.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,227
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,348
Median home value: $78,000
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 525
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0761,227

Median household income

$41,786$51,348

Median home value

$56,500$78,000

Median gross rent

$667$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,076	$41,786	$56,500	$667
2020	1,473	$41,673	$56,800	$664
2021	1,353	$43,991	$55,400	$717
2022	1,359	$48,452	$72,700	$786
2023	1,227	$51,348	$78,000	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	7.3%
5 to 17	189	15.4%
18 to 24	74	6.0%
25 to 34	196	16.0%
35 to 44	184	15.0%
45 to 54	96	7.8%
55 to 64	130	10.6%
65 to 74	153	12.5%
75 and over	115	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,205	98.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.4%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	222	25.4%
High school graduate	332	38.0%
Some college or associate's	248	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	61	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled24.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	328	69.8%
Carpooled	115	24.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.7%
Other means	12	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	28.6%
15 to 29 min	59	12.8%
30 to 44 min	135	29.2%
45 to 59 min	53	11.5%
60+ min	83	18.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 16.8% (200 of 1,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	314	71.5%
Nonfamily households	125	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	439	83.6%
Vacant	86	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	360	82.0%
Renter-occupied	79	18.0%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other18.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	402	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5	1.0%
20 or more units	2	0.4%
Mobile home & other	97	18.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5462764
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.2841, -80.9661