Mineralwells

Population: 2,489
Median household income: $68,940
Median home value: $156,400

Mineralwells, a community in Wood County, West Virginia, has 2,489 residents. At $68,940, its median household income sits above Wood County's $56,193.

From 2019 to 2023, Mineralwells's population grew 19.5% from 2,082 to 2,489, while its median home value rose 2.2% from $153,100 to $156,400.

Owners occupy 66.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,489
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $68,940
Median home value: $156,400
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 965
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0822,489

Median household income

$83,000$68,940

Median home value

$153,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$798$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,082	$83,000	$153,100	—
2020	2,163	$87,683	$143,800	—
2021	2,216	$91,146	$162,000	$798
2022	2,549	$79,760	$149,000	$875
2023	2,489	$68,940	$156,400	$927

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

Age distribution

Under 514.7%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	365	14.7%
5 to 17	460	18.5%
18 to 24	78	3.1%
25 to 34	425	17.1%
35 to 44	323	13.0%
45 to 54	264	10.6%
55 to 64	146	5.9%
65 to 74	226	9.1%
75 and over	202	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,428	97.5%
Black or African American	11	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	5.5%
High school graduate	644	40.6%
Some college or associate's	608	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	156	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	91	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	800	85.9%
Carpooled	48	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	8.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	204	24.1%
15 to 29 min	434	51.2%
30 to 44 min	177	20.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	33	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 11.9% (294 of 2,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	611	66.3%
Nonfamily households	311	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	922	95.5%
Vacant	43	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	613	66.5%
Renter-occupied	309	33.5%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	664	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	73	7.6%
5 to 19 units	110	11.4%
20 or more units	76	7.9%
Mobile home & other	42	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5454580
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.1812, -81.5136