U.S. Beacon December 5, 2008

Alderson, WV

Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Latitude: 37.727532     Longitude: -80.641276
Population 1,092 (2005)
Elevation of Alderson, West Virginia: 1594 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5400772, place: Alderson town, West Virginia)

Total Population: 1,091
Male: 518 (47.48%)
Female: 573 (52.52%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 57 (5.22%)
5 to 9 years: 77 (7.06%)
10 to 14 years: 80 (7.33%)
15 to 19 years: 67 (6.14%)
20 to 24 years: 66 (6.05%)
25 to 34 years: 105 (9.62%)
35 to 44 years: 145 (13.29%)
45 to 54 years: 134 (12.28%)
55 to 59 years: 73 (6.69%)
60 to 64 years: 50 (4.58%)
65 to 74 years: 115 (10.54%)
75 to 84 years: 80 (7.33%)
85 years and over: 42 (3.85%)

Median age: 41.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 831 (76.17%)
21 years and over: 797 (73.05%)
62 years and over: 270 (24.75%)
65 years and over: 237 (21.72%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 831 (76.17%)
--Male: 378 (34.65%)
--Female: 453 (41.52%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 237 (21.72%)
--Male: 87 (7.97%)
--Female: 150 (13.75%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,068 (97.89%)
--White: 979 (89.73%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 12 (1.1%)
--Black or African American: 72 (6.6%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 3 (0.27%)
--Asian: 2 (0.18%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.09%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 1 (0.09%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 0 (0%)
Two or more Races: 23 (2.11%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 12 (1.1%)
--Mexican: 7 (0.64%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 5 (0.46%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,079 (98.9%)
--White Alone: 979 (89.73%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,091 (100%)
--Householder: 481 (44.09%)
--Spouse: 207 (18.97%)
--Child: 312 (28.6%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 237 (21.72%)
--Other relatives: 53 (4.86%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 19 (1.74%)
--Nonrelatives: 38 (3.48%)
----Unmarried partner: 21 (1.92%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 481
Family households (families): 306 (63.62%)
----With own children under 18 years: 124 (25.78%)
--Married-couple families: 207 (43.04%)
----With own children under 18 years: 75 (15.59%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 77 (16.01%)
----With own children under 18 years: 38 (7.9%)
Nonfamily households: 175 (36.38%)
--Householder living alone: 166 (34.51%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 84 (17.46%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 137 (28.48%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 181 (37.63%)
Average household size: 2.27 people
Average family size: 2.87 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 586
Occupied housing units: 481 (82.08%)
Vacant housing units: 105 (17.92%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 17 (2.9%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 7.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 12.2%
Occupied housing units: 481 (82.08%)
Owner occupied housing units: 337 (57.51%)
Renter occupied housing units: 144 (24.57%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.26 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.3 people

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