U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Smithers, WV

Fayette County, West Virginia

Latitude: 38.177389     Longitude: -81.306269
Population 858 (2005)
Elevation of Smithers, West Virginia: 643 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5474740, place: Smithers city, West Virginia)

Total Population: 904
Male: 430 (47.57%)
Female: 474 (52.43%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 61 (6.75%)
5 to 9 years: 46 (5.09%)
10 to 14 years: 40 (4.42%)
15 to 19 years: 46 (5.09%)
20 to 24 years: 100 (11.06%)
25 to 34 years: 100 (11.06%)
35 to 44 years: 112 (12.39%)
45 to 54 years: 110 (12.17%)
55 to 59 years: 39 (4.31%)
60 to 64 years: 55 (6.08%)
65 to 74 years: 106 (11.73%)
75 to 84 years: 71 (7.85%)
85 years and over: 18 (1.99%)

Median age: 39.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 725 (80.2%)
21 years and over: 693 (76.66%)
62 years and over: 222 (24.56%)
65 years and over: 195 (21.57%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 725 (80.2%)
--Male: 329 (36.39%)
--Female: 396 (43.81%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 195 (21.57%)
--Male: 68 (7.52%)
--Female: 127 (14.05%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 898 (99.34%)
--White: 814 (90.04%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2 (0.22%)
--Black or African American: 76 (8.41%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 5 (0.55%)
--Asian: 1 (0.11%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.11%)
----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: 1 (0.11%)
Two or more Races: 6 (0.66%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2 (0.22%)
--Mexican: 1 (0.11%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 1 (0.11%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 902 (99.78%)
--White Alone: 814 (90.04%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 904 (100%)
--Householder: 450 (49.78%)
--Spouse: 156 (17.26%)
--Child: 220 (24.34%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 159 (17.59%)
--Other relatives: 45 (4.98%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 20 (2.21%)
--Nonrelatives: 33 (3.65%)
----Unmarried partner: 20 (2.21%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 450
Family households (families): 259 (57.56%)
----With own children under 18 years: 96 (21.33%)
--Married-couple families: 156 (34.67%)
----With own children under 18 years: 46 (10.22%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 78 (17.33%)
----With own children under 18 years: 40 (8.89%)
Nonfamily households: 191 (42.44%)
--Householder living alone: 172 (38.22%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 75 (16.67%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 109 (24.22%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 152 (33.78%)
Average household size: 2.01 people
Average family size: 2.63 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 553
Occupied housing units: 450 (81.37%)
Vacant housing units: 103 (18.63%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 4 (0.72%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 19.8%
Occupied housing units: 450 (81.37%)
Owner occupied housing units: 268 (48.46%)
Renter occupied housing units: 182 (32.91%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.02 people

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