Reader

Population: 229
Median household income: $61,815
Median home value: $89,600

Located in Wetzel County, West Virginia, Reader is a community with a population of 229. At $61,815, its median household income sits above Wetzel County's $53,341.

From 2019 to 2023, Reader's population declined 31.8% from 336 to 229, while its median home value fell 21.3% from $113,900 to $89,600.

0.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 229
Median age: 57.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,815
Median home value: $89,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 151
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

336229

Median household income

$30,938$61,815

Median home value

$113,900$89,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	336	$30,938	$113,900
2020	290	$30,509	$95,900
2021	206	$22,206	—
2022	126	—	$36,800
2023	229	$61,815	$89,600

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6422.3%

65 to 7426.6%

75 and over17.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	23	10.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	28	12.2%
45 to 54	27	11.8%
55 to 64	51	22.3%
65 to 74	61	26.6%
75 and over	39	17.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	229	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's52.4%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	20.9%
High school graduate	55	26.7%
Some college or associate's	108	52.4%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	106	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	25.5%
15 to 29 min	12	11.3%
30 to 44 min	28	26.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	39	36.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.52
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 229)

	Count	Share
Family households	62	41.1%
Nonfamily households	89	58.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	151	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	92.1%
Renter-occupied	12	7.9%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	79.5%
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	31	20.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5467252
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.5670, -80.7295