Harpers Ferry town, WV

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 301 ( 15 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 562.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	292	97.01%	9.8%
Black:	3	1.00%	75.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	1.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	2	0.66%	33.3%
Hispanic:	1	0.33%	66.7%

Total non-White:	9	2.99%	55.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	26	11.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-11	-4.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
286
266	93.01%
12	4.20%
2	0.70%
0	0.00%
3	1.05%
3	1.05%
20	6.99%

2000
315
282	89.52%
28	8.89%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	1.59%
0	0.00%
33	10.48%

1990
308
237	76.95%
41	13.31%
2	0.65%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	1.30%
71	23.05%

1980
368
312	84.78%
44	11.96%
4	1.09%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	2.17%
56	15.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-16	-5.1
-13	-4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

45	14.6
-38	-12.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-75	-20.4
15	4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Harpers Ferry town, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
57.8
44	14.6%
257	85.4%
119	39.5%

125
2.41

90	72.0%
87	96.7%
2	2.2%
35	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
52.0
49	17.1%
237	82.9%
66	23.1%

131
2.18

78	59.5%
57	73.1%
6	7.7%
53	40.5%

2000
Number	Percent
43.0
71	22.5%
244	77.5%
51	16.2%

149
2.11

93	62.4%
74	79.6%
1	1.1%
56	37.6%

1990
Number	Percent
42.6
32	10.4%
276	89.6%
74	24.0%

149
2.07

83	55.7%
58	69.9%
2	2.4%
66	44.3%

1980
Number	Percent
45.3
64	17.4%
304	82.6%
82	22.3%

164
2.21

110	67.1%
93	84.5%
2	1.8%
54	32.9%

2022 Housing Data for Harpers Ferry town, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	5	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	9	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	6	4.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	39	31.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	24.8%
$200,000 or more	7	5.6%

Median Household Income	109,183
Per Capita Income	52,917

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	82	54.7%
Unemployed	12	8.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	94	62.7%
Not in Labor Force	56	37.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	66	13	83.5%
Non-Profit	4	0	100.0%
Self-Employed	11	22	33.3%

Local Government	5	3	62.5%
State Government	7	0	100.0%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	77	35	68.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	20	3	87.0%
Total	97	38	71.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	69	51.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	13.3%
Professional, Technical	37	27.4%
Service Occupations	8	5.9%
All others	3	2.2%

White Collar		91.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	27	20.0%
Accommodation and food services	22	16.3%
Finance and insurance	20	14.8%
Retail trade	19	14.1%
Public administration	16	11.9%
Information	10	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	5	3.7%
Manufacturing	5	3.7%
Construction	4	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.5%
Health care and social assistance	1	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.33%
Argentinean	1	0.33%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3	1.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	280	96.9%
Spanish	5	1.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	97	32.2%
Irish	91	30.2%
German	77	25.6%
Scottish	26	8.6%
Swedish	21	7.0%
Lithuanian	17	5.6%
Italian	15	5.0%
Dutch	13	4.3%
American	5	1.7%
French	5	1.7%
Polish	5	1.7%
Welsh	4	1.3%
Danish	3	1.0%
Northern European	3	1.0%
Finnish	2	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	299	99.3%
Not a citizen	2	0.7%

Native	291	96.7%
Foreign-born	10	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	10	4.0%	38	15.0%	50	19.8%	44	17.4%	111	43.9%
Average years of education: 15.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	10	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	38	15.0%
Some College	50	19.8%
Bach. Degree	44	17.4%
Grad Degree	111	43.9%
Average years of education: 15.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -2	D +34	D + 10.7%
D +32
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Joe Biden (D)	149	77.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	42	21.8%	2	1.0%	193	-47	-25	0.02%
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	117	68.8%	Donald Trump (R)	44	25.9%	9	5.3%	170	-42	-20	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Harpers Ferry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

149

77.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

21.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -47	Diff (US): -25

2016 President, Harpers Ferry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

117

68.8%

Donald Trump (R)

25.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.4%

TOTAL

170

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -42	Diff (US): -20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harpers Ferry town, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	82%	Paula Swearengin (D)	147	76.6%	Shelley Capito* (R)	42	21.9%	3 [+]	1.6%	192	-48	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 3 (1.6%);
2020	G	83%	Ben Salango (D)	137	70.3%	Jim Justice* (R)	43	22.1%	15 [+]	7.7%	195	-43	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Lutz (Mountain) 12 (6.2%); Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 3 (1.5%);
2018	S1	66%	Joe Manchin* (D)	121	78.6%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	29	18.8%	4 [+]	2.6%	154	-27	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 4 (2.6%);
2016	G	71%	Jim Justice (D)	99	59.3%	Bill Cole (R)	36	21.6%	32 [+]	19.2%	167	-21	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 29 (17.4%); David Moran (Libertarian) 3 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	177
Median Value	$369,600

Occupied	125	70.6%
Vacant	52	29.4%

Owned	121	96.8%
Rented	4	3.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	173	97.7%
Detached	158	89.3%
Attached	15	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Harpers Ferry town, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harpers Ferry town, WV

2022 Housing Data for Harpers Ferry town, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harpers Ferry town, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harpers Ferry town, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harpers Ferry town, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Harpers Ferry town, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harpers Ferry town, WV