Lavalette

Population: 795
Median household income: $68,015
Median home value: $214,700

Lavalette is a community in Wayne County, West Virginia, home to 795 residents. At $68,015, its median household income sits above Wayne County's $55,539.

From 2019 to 2023, Lavalette's population declined 41.4% from 1,356 to 795, while its median home value rose 146.2% from $87,200 to $214,700.

1.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.75 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 795
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: $68,015
Median home value: $214,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 303
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,356795

Median household income

$70,850$68,015

Median home value

$87,200$214,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,356	$70,850	$87,200
2020	1,256	$72,310	$81,600
2021	1,440	$105,625	$87,100
2022	991	$80,404	$107,000
2023	795	$68,015	$214,700

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

Age distribution

Under 512.3%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3420.8%

35 to 4423.6%

45 to 542.1%

55 to 643.6%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	98	12.3%
5 to 17	167	21.0%
18 to 24	38	4.8%
25 to 34	165	20.8%
35 to 44	188	23.6%
45 to 54	17	2.1%
55 to 64	29	3.6%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	93	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	719	90.4%
Black or African American	34	4.3%
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	42	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate18.5%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree42.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	4.3%
High school graduate	91	18.5%
Some college or associate's	148	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	207	42.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone95.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	322	95.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	25.5%
15 to 29 min	163	50.6%
30 to 44 min	37	11.5%
45 to 59 min	11	3.4%
60+ min	29	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 1.6% (13 of 795)

	Count	Share
Family households	159	55.0%
Nonfamily households	130	45.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	289	95.4%
Vacant	14	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	211	73.0%
Renter-occupied	78	27.0%

1-unit, detached90.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	273	90.1%
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	30	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5445580
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.3224, -82.4479