Pine Grove

Population: 323
Median household income: $53,500
Median home value: $98,500

Pine Grove is a community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, home to 323 residents. The median household income of $53,500 is in line with the Wetzel County median ($53,341).

From 2019 to 2023, Pine Grove's population declined 16.1% from 385 to 323, while its median home value rose 9.9% from $89,600 to $98,500.

60.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 323
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,500
Median home value: $98,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 190
Homeownership rate: 47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 18.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

385323

Median household income

$38,214$53,500

Median home value

$89,600$98,500

Median gross rent

$265$255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	385	$38,214	$89,600	$265
2020	365	$53,438	$85,300	$241
2021	273	$68,438	$113,800	$255
2022	214	$72,250	—	—
2023	323	$53,500	$98,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 517.0%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3421.7%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	17.0%
5 to 17	19	5.9%
18 to 24	35	10.8%
25 to 34	70	21.7%
35 to 44	22	6.8%
45 to 54	26	8.0%
55 to 64	47	14.6%
65 to 74	40	12.4%
75 and over	9	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	311	96.3%
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	12	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	13.6%
High school graduate	83	38.8%
Some college or associate's	82	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	14	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	88	83.8%
Carpooled	11	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	5.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	12.4%
15 to 29 min	10	9.5%
30 to 44 min	25	23.8%
45 to 59 min	13	12.4%
60+ min	44	41.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 35.4% (113 of 319)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	81.3%
Nonfamily households	25	18.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	134	70.5%
Vacant	56	29.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	63	47.0%
Renter-occupied	71	53.0%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units18.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	115	60.5%
1-unit, attached	17	8.9%
2 to 4 units	35	18.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5463892
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.5635, -80.6848