Camden-on-Gauley

Population: 154
Median household income: $52,656
Median home value: $90,400

Camden-on-Gauley is a community in Webster County, West Virginia, home to 154 residents. The median household income of $52,656 is above the Webster County median ($42,061).

From 2019 to 2023, Camden-on-Gauley's population declined 15.4% from 182 to 154, while its median home value rose 85.2% from $48,800 to $90,400.

81.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 154
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,656
Median home value: $90,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 71
Homeownership rate: 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 18.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

182154

Median household income

$31,875$52,656

Median home value

$48,800$90,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	182	$31,875	$48,800
2020	197	$38,889	$63,800
2021	176	$45,781	$73,800
2022	154	$42,500	$91,300
2023	154	$52,656	$90,400

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5422.1%

55 to 6427.3%

65 to 741.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	3.2%
5 to 17	32	20.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	20	13.0%
35 to 44	11	7.1%
45 to 54	34	22.1%
55 to 64	42	27.3%
65 to 74	2	1.3%
75 and over	8	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	95	61.7%
Black or African American	3	1.9%
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	56	36.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate45.3%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	3.4%
High school graduate	53	45.3%
Some college or associate's	45	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	13	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35	83.3%
Carpooled	1	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	22.2%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	12	33.3%
45 to 59 min	2	5.6%
60+ min	14	38.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 25.5% (38 of 149)

	Count	Share
Family households	28	53.8%
Nonfamily households	24	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52	73.2%
Vacant	19	26.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47	90.4%
Renter-occupied	5	9.6%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	58	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	11.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5412436
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.3690, -80.5975