Williamstown city, WV

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,980 ( 72 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population density: 1998.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,933	98.42%	3.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	4	0.13%	71.4%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	33	1.11%	43.5%
Hispanic:	10	0.34%	50.0%

Total non-White:	47	1.58%	40.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	104	4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-32	-1.3

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
2,908
2,829	97.28%
7	0.24%
14	0.48%
12	0.41%
23	0.79%
20	0.69%
79	2.72%

2000
3,010
2,961	98.37%
9	0.30%
18	0.60%
0	0.00%
16	0.53%
6	0.20%
49	1.63%

1990
2,774
2,750	99.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
24	0.87%
n/a
0	0.00%
24	0.87%

1980
3,095
3,095	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

-132	-4.4
30	1.0

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

211	7.6
25	0.9

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

-345	-11.1
24	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Williamstown 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
49.1
542	18.2%
2,438	81.8%
772	25.9%

1,429
2.09

944	66.1%
772	81.8%
105	11.1%
485	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
44.0
633	21.8%
2,275	78.2%
529	18.2%

1,254
2.32

848	67.6%
673	79.4%
66	7.8%
406	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
708	23.5%
2,302	76.5%
533	17.7%

1,257
2.39

896	71.3%
729	81.4%
72	8.0%
361	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
634	22.9%
2,140	77.1%
492	17.7%

1,120
2.48

830	74.1%
688	82.9%
58	7.0%
290	25.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.8
842	27.2%
2,253	72.8%
371	12.0%

1,096
2.82

874	79.7%
748	85.6%
58	6.6%
222	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Williamstown city, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	70	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	75	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	55	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	104	7.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	149	10.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	51	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	53	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	43	3.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	78	5.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	280	19.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	161	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	30	2.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	82	5.7%
$200,000 or more	118	8.3%

Median Household Income	68,029
Per Capita Income	42,496

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	77	5.4%
Public Assistance	8	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	104	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,336	78.4%
Unemployed	39	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,375	80.7%
Not in Labor Force	328	19.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	376	454	45.3%
Non-Profit	34	110	23.6%
Self-Employed	136	30	81.9%

Local Government	49	64	43.4%
State Government	36	26	58.1%
Federal Government	79	39	66.9%

Total Private + Self	512	484	51.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	198	239	45.3%
Total	710	723	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	302	21.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	254	17.7%
Professional, Technical	487	34.0%
Service Occupations	74	5.2%
All others	316	22.1%

White Collar		72.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	316	22.1%
Construction	195	13.6%
Retail trade	184	12.8%
Manufacturing	166	11.6%
Public administration	148	10.3%
Educational services	146	10.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	69	4.8%
Accommodation and food services	59	4.1%
Finance and insurance	50	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	39	2.7%
Other services	18	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	15	1.0%
Utilities	12	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	0.34%
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	0	0.00%
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	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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,851	99.6%
Spanish	12	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	507	17.0%
English	482	16.2%
American	425	14.3%
Irish	415	13.9%
European	163	5.5%
Italian	103	3.5%
Scotch-Irish	99	3.3%
Dutch	76	2.6%
Welsh	56	1.9%
Polish	48	1.6%
French Canadian	43	1.4%
French	41	1.4%
Scottish	35	1.2%
British	34	1.1%
Portuguese	31	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,980	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,980	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	61	2.6%	655	28.1%	542	23.2%	577	24.7%	498	21.3%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	61	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	655	28.1%
Some College	542	23.2%
Bach. Degree	577	24.7%
Grad Degree	498	21.3%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +119	R +19	D + 4.4%
D +100
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,142	67.5%	Joe Biden (D)	518	30.6%	33	1.9%	1,693	-1	21	0.21%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,023	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	418	27.6%	76	5.0%	1,517	0	22	0.21%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Williamstown city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

518

30.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,142

67.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,693

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Williamstown city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

418

27.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,023

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,517

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Williamstown city, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	70%	Shelley Capito* (R)	1,190	71.9%	Paula Swearengin (D)	419	25.3%	45 [+]	2.7%	1,654	2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 45 (2.7%);
2020	G	71%	Jim Justice* (R)	1,105	66.3%	Ben Salango (D)	484	29.0%	78 [+]	4.7%	1,667	2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 61 (3.7%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 17 (1.0%);
2018	S1	56%	Joe Manchin* (D)	734	56.5%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	529	40.8%	35 [+]	2.7%	1,298	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 35 (2.7%);
2016	G	66%	Jim Justice (D)	770	50.4%	Bill Cole (R)	662	43.4%	95 [+]	6.2%	1,527	1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 61 (4.0%); David Moran (Libertarian) 29 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.3%);

*: 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	1,521
Median Value	$162,300

Occupied	1,429	94.0%
Vacant	92	6.0%

Owned	1,237	86.6%
Rented	192	13.4%
Median Rent	$798

Single-Family Units	1,319	86.7%
Detached	1,280	84.2%
Attached	39	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	65	4.3%
Mobile Homes	14	0.9%

Williamstown city, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Williamstown city, WV

2022 Housing Data for Williamstown city, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Williamstown city, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Williamstown city, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Williamstown city, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Williamstown city, WV