Elkins city, WV

Randolph County, WV

2022 population: 6,935 ( 159 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.6 square miles
Population density: 1909.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,283	90.60%	7.5%
Black:	205	2.96%	138.4%
Indian:	8	0.12%	38.5%
Asian:	31	0.45%	42.6%
2+ races:	246	3.55%	251.4%
Hispanic:	162	2.34%	116.0%

Total non-White:	652	9.40%	115.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-509	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	350	6.0

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
7,094
6,792	95.74%
86	1.21%
13	0.18%
54	0.76%
70	0.99%
75	1.06%
302	4.26%

2000
7,083
6,900	97.42%
31	0.44%
15	0.21%
76	1.07%
30	0.42%
23	0.32%
183	2.58%

1990
7,420
7,313	98.56%
20	0.27%
15	0.20%
47	0.63%
n/a
25	0.34%
107	1.44%

1980
8,536
8,077	94.62%
158	1.85%
7	0.08%
13	0.15%
n/a
269	3.15%
459	5.38%

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

-108	-1.5
119	1.7

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

-413	-5.6
76	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
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n/a
n/a

-764	-9.0
-352	-4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Elkins city, 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
38.7
1,329	19.2%
5,606	80.8%
1,193	17.2%

2,758
2.36

1,368	49.6%
875	64.0%
118	8.6%
1,390	50.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
1,484	20.9%
5,610	79.1%
1,246	17.6%

3,038
2.19

1,756	57.8%
1,232	70.2%
203	11.6%
1,282	42.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
1,504	21.2%
5,579	78.8%
1,258	17.8%

2,957
2.23

1,767	59.8%
1,370	77.5%
199	11.3%
1,190	40.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
1,529	20.6%
5,891	79.4%
1,566	21.1%

3,002
2.25

1,884	62.8%
1,445	76.7%
152	8.1%
1,118	37.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
1,937	22.7%
6,599	77.3%
1,461	17.1%

3,180
2.43

2,152	67.7%
1,758	81.7%
171	7.9%
1,028	32.3%

2022 Housing Data for Elkins city, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	234	8.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	293	10.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	338	12.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	198	7.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	94	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	101	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	124	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	86	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	172	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	136	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	175	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	318	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	194	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	148	5.4%
$200,000 or more	75	2.7%

Median Household Income	39,875
Per Capita Income	25,823

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	267	9.7%
Public Assistance	38	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	582	21.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,753	62.1%
Unemployed	383	8.6%
In Armed Forces	9	0.2%

Total Labor Force	3,145	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,290	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,062	846	55.7%
Non-Profit	156	238	39.6%
Self-Employed	52	62	45.6%

Local Government	153	111	58.0%
State Government	136	90	60.2%
Federal Government	48	74	39.3%

Total Private + Self	1,114	908	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	493	513	49.0%
Total	1,607	1,421	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	511	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	728	24.0%
Professional, Technical	508	16.8%
Service Occupations	579	19.1%
All others	702	23.2%

White Collar		57.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	455	15.0%
Educational services	356	11.8%
Accommodation and food services	288	9.5%
Retail trade	278	9.2%
Public administration	244	8.1%
Manufacturing	220	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	195	6.4%
Other services	179	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	167	5.5%
Finance and insurance	156	5.2%
Construction	122	4.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	117	3.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	73	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	55	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	41	1.4%
Wholesale trade	38	1.3%
Information	17	0.6%
Utilities	17	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	54	0.78%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.12%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.12%
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	61	0.88%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	61	0.88%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	39	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	21	0.30%
Filipino	10	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,350	97.5%
Spanish	143	2.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.1%
Chinese	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,550	22.4%
Irish	1,014	14.6%
English	659	9.5%
American	608	8.8%
Scottish	414	6.0%
Italian	338	4.9%
European	133	1.9%
Welsh	101	1.5%
French	99	1.4%
Swedish	84	1.2%
British	81	1.2%
Dutch	59	0.9%
Northern European	35	0.5%
Polish	32	0.5%
Hungarian	16	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,913	99.7%
Not a citizen	22	0.3%

Native	6,845	98.7%
Foreign-born	90	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
134	2.9%	248	5.4%	1,921	42.1%	1,043	22.9%	895	19.6%	318	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	134	2.9%
9-12 Years	248	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,921	42.1%
Some College	1,043	22.9%
Bach. Degree	895	19.6%
Grad Degree	318	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +88	D +199	D + 10.1%
D +287
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,737	57.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,238	40.7%	68	2.2%	3,043	-12	10	0.38%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	1,649	59.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	951	34.6%	152	5.5%	2,752	-8	14	0.38%

2020 President, Elkins city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,238

40.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,737

57.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,043

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Elkins city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

951

34.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,649

59.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,752

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elkins city, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	53%	Shelley Capito* (R)	1,921	63.9%	Paula Swearengin (D)	1,018	33.9%	68 [+]	2.3%	3,007	-6	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 68 (2.3%);
2020	G	52%	Jim Justice* (R)	1,633	55.6%	Ben Salango (D)	1,185	40.3%	121 [+]	4.1%	2,939	-9	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 100 (3.4%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 21 (0.7%);
2018	S1	42%	Joe Manchin* (D)	1,338	56.8%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	901	38.2%	117 [+]	5.0%	2,356	-8	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 117 (5.0%);
2016	G	49%	Jim Justice (D)	1,283	46.1%	Bill Cole (R)	1,073	38.6%	425 [+]	15.3%	2,781	-4	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 243 (8.7%); Other (Write-in) 111 (4.0%); David Moran (Libertarian) 71 (2.6%);

*: 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	3,406
Median Value	$131,100

Occupied	2,758	81.0%
Vacant	648	19.0%

Owned	1,623	58.8%
Rented	1,135	41.2%
Median Rent	$812

Single-Family Units	2,434	71.5%
Detached	2,253	66.1%
Attached	181	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	263	7.7%
Mobile Homes	112	3.3%

Elkins city, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elkins city, WV

2022 Housing Data for Elkins city, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elkins city, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elkins city, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elkins city, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elkins city, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elkins city, WV