Cowen

Population: 560
Median household income: $30,625
Median home value: $57,300

Cowen is a community in Webster County, West Virginia, home to 560 residents. At $30,625, its median household income sits below Webster County's $42,061.

From 2019 to 2023, Cowen's population held roughly steady from 564 to 560, while its median home value rose 2.7% from $55,800 to $57,300.

31.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.93 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 560
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $30,625
Median home value: $57,300
Median gross rent: $753
Housing units: 250
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 46.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

564560

Median household income

$28,438$30,625

Median home value

$55,800$57,300

Median gross rent

$474$753

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	564	$28,438	$55,800	$474
2020	664	$27,813	$61,900	$499
2021	809	$28,833	$53,600	$543
2022	589	$35,272	$52,800	$754
2023	560	$30,625	$57,300	$753

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2418.4%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	3.4%
5 to 17	63	11.3%
18 to 24	103	18.4%
25 to 34	46	8.2%
35 to 44	107	19.1%
45 to 54	32	5.7%
55 to 64	64	11.4%
65 to 74	65	11.6%
75 and over	61	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	518	92.5%
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	13	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	89	23.7%
High school graduate	147	39.2%
Some college or associate's	97	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	32	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	81.1%
Carpooled	7	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	11.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	53.3%
15 to 29 min	21	23.3%
30 to 44 min	11	12.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	10	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 31.8% (178 of 560)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	59.2%
Nonfamily households	78	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	191	76.4%
Vacant	59	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	124	64.9%
Renter-occupied	67	35.1%

1-unit, detached61.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	154	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	6.8%
5 to 19 units	14	5.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	65	26.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5418412
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.4106, -80.5539