Lubeck

Population: 1,412
Median household income: $69,616
Median home value: $240,500

Lubeck is a community in Wood County, West Virginia, home to 1,412 residents. At $69,616, its median household income sits above Wood County's $56,193.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lubeck's population grew 25.4% from 1,126 to 1,412, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $155,600 to $240,500.

The typical home was built around 1971. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,412
Median age: 55.6 yrs
Median household income: $69,616
Median home value: $240,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 723
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1261,412

Median household income

$66,552$69,616

Median home value

$155,600$240,500

Median gross rent

$835$938

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,126	$66,552	$155,600	$835
2020	1,104	$59,024	$219,600	$840
2021	1,129	$61,737	$191,700	$938
2022	1,290	$67,282	$199,900	—
2023	1,412	$69,616	$240,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over26.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	5.1%
5 to 17	129	9.1%
18 to 24	44	3.1%
25 to 34	147	10.4%
35 to 44	130	9.2%
45 to 54	170	12.0%
55 to 64	209	14.8%
65 to 74	134	9.5%
75 and over	377	26.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,384	98.0%
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	19	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's42.5%

Bachelor's degree20.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	5.7%
High school graduate	257	22.0%
Some college or associate's	496	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	243	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	105	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	356	76.9%
Carpooled	72	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	5.2%
Other means	11	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	77	17.5%
15 to 29 min	337	76.8%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	11	2.5%
60+ min	14	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 6.2% (87 of 1,412)

	Count	Share
Family households	519	77.6%
Nonfamily households	150	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	669	92.5%
Vacant	54	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	631	94.3%
Renter-occupied	38	5.7%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	679	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	14	1.9%
Mobile home & other	30	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5449156
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2302, -81.6124