Newark

Population: 424
Median household income: $45,556
Median home value: $86,700

Newark, a community in Wirt County, West Virginia, has 424 residents. At $45,556, its median household income sits below Wirt County's $54,688.

From 2020 to 2023, Newark's population declined 23.5% from 554 to 424, while its median home value rose 79.9% from $48,200 to $86,700.

40.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 424
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,556
Median home value: $86,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 186
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

554424

Median household income

$43,466$45,556

Median home value

$48,200$86,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	554	$43,466	$48,200
2021	426	$39,625	$66,000
2022	337	$43,555	$84,300
2023	424	$45,556	$86,700

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1725.7%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over13.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	10.1%
5 to 17	109	25.7%
18 to 24	6	1.4%
25 to 34	48	11.3%
35 to 44	28	6.6%
45 to 54	83	19.6%
55 to 64	29	6.8%
65 to 74	22	5.2%
75 and over	56	13.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	424	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 diploma10.2%

High school graduate47.0%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	10.2%
High school graduate	125	47.0%
Some college or associate's	80	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	34	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone97.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	135	97.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	19.3%
15 to 29 min	25	18.5%
30 to 44 min	48	35.6%
45 to 59 min	36	26.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 23.9% (91 of 381)

	Count	Share
Family households	106	68.8%
Nonfamily households	48	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	154	82.8%
Vacant	32	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	154	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached40.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other59.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76	40.9%
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	110	59.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5458252
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.1201, -81.3874