U.S. Beacon April 19, 2024

Oceana, WV

Wyoming County, West Virginia

Latitude: 37.692976     Longitude: -81.634386
Population 1,478 (2005)
Elevation of Oceana, West Virginia: 1269 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5460364, place: Oceana town, West Virginia)

Total Population: 1,550
Male: 719 (46.39%)
Female: 831 (53.61%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 95 (6.13%)
5 to 9 years: 100 (6.45%)
10 to 14 years: 108 (6.97%)
15 to 19 years: 103 (6.65%)
20 to 24 years: 97 (6.26%)
25 to 34 years: 159 (10.26%)
35 to 44 years: 255 (16.45%)
45 to 54 years: 248 (16%)
55 to 59 years: 76 (4.9%)
60 to 64 years: 72 (4.65%)
65 to 74 years: 144 (9.29%)
75 to 84 years: 75 (4.84%)
85 years and over: 18 (1.16%)

Median age: 39.8 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,176 (75.87%)
21 years and over: 1,125 (72.58%)
62 years and over: 278 (17.94%)
65 years and over: 237 (15.29%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,176 (75.87%)
--Male: 523 (33.74%)
--Female: 653 (42.13%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 237 (15.29%)
--Male: 91 (5.87%)
--Female: 146 (9.42%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,530 (98.71%)
--White: 1,527 (98.52%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5 (0.32%)
--Black or African American: 0 (0%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 (0.06%)
--Asian: 0 (0%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----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: 20 (1.29%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5 (0.32%)
--Mexican: 0 (0%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 5 (0.32%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,545 (99.68%)
--White Alone: 1,527 (98.52%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,550 (100%)
--Householder: 660 (42.58%)
--Spouse: 343 (22.13%)
--Child: 447 (28.84%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 346 (22.32%)
--Other relatives: 66 (4.26%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 26 (1.68%)
--Nonrelatives: 34 (2.19%)
----Unmarried partner: 23 (1.48%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 660
Family households (families): 461 (69.85%)
----With own children under 18 years: 199 (30.15%)
--Married-couple families: 343 (51.97%)
----With own children under 18 years: 131 (19.85%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 96 (14.55%)
----With own children under 18 years: 58 (8.79%)
Nonfamily households: 199 (30.15%)
--Householder living alone: 189 (28.64%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 86 (13.03%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 217 (32.88%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 182 (27.58%)
Average household size: 2.35 people
Average family size: 2.86 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 739
Occupied housing units: 660 (89.31%)
Vacant housing units: 79 (10.69%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 2 (0.27%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 9.9%
Occupied housing units: 660 (89.31%)
Owner occupied housing units: 478 (64.68%)
Renter occupied housing units: 182 (24.63%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.4 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.21 people

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