U.S. Beacon April 23, 2024

War, WV

Mcdowell County, West Virginia

Latitude: 37.301140     Longitude: -81.684031
Population 692 (2005)
Elevation of War, West Virginia: 1400 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5484484, place: War city, West Virginia)

Total Population: 788
Male: 366 (46.45%)
Female: 422 (53.55%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 41 (5.2%)
5 to 9 years: 53 (6.73%)
10 to 14 years: 66 (8.38%)
15 to 19 years: 51 (6.47%)
20 to 24 years: 25 (3.17%)
25 to 34 years: 81 (10.28%)
35 to 44 years: 125 (15.86%)
45 to 54 years: 124 (15.74%)
55 to 59 years: 45 (5.71%)
60 to 64 years: 49 (6.22%)
65 to 74 years: 65 (8.25%)
75 to 84 years: 49 (6.22%)
85 years and over: 14 (1.78%)

Median age: 41.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 595 (75.51%)
21 years and over: 567 (71.95%)
62 years and over: 160 (20.3%)
65 years and over: 128 (16.24%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 595 (75.51%)
--Male: 270 (34.26%)
--Female: 325 (41.24%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 128 (16.24%)
--Male: 45 (5.71%)
--Female: 83 (10.53%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 787 (99.87%)
--White: 741 (94.04%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5 (0.63%)
--Black or African American: 36 (4.57%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 2 (0.25%)
--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: 3 (0.38%)
Two or more Races: 1 (0.13%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5 (0.63%)
--Mexican: 0 (0%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 5 (0.63%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 783 (99.37%)
--White Alone: 741 (94.04%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 788 (100%)
--Householder: 331 (42.01%)
--Spouse: 167 (21.19%)
--Child: 238 (30.2%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 177 (22.46%)
--Other relatives: 29 (3.68%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 11 (1.4%)
--Nonrelatives: 23 (2.92%)
----Unmarried partner: 8 (1.02%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 331
Family households (families): 225 (67.98%)
----With own children under 18 years: 95 (28.7%)
--Married-couple families: 167 (50.45%)
----With own children under 18 years: 69 (20.85%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 49 (14.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 22 (6.65%)
Nonfamily households: 106 (32.02%)
--Householder living alone: 97 (29.31%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 43 (12.99%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 103 (31.12%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 99 (29.91%)
Average household size: 2.38 people
Average family size: 2.93 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 388
Occupied housing units: 331 (85.31%)
Vacant housing units: 57 (14.69%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 4 (1.03%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 12.1%
Occupied housing units: 331 (85.31%)
Owner occupied housing units: 229 (59.02%)
Renter occupied housing units: 102 (26.29%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.38 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.37 people

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