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Hometown, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Hometown is a Census CDP of 756 people across 0.80 square miles of land, in Putnam County. Median household income is $28,876, 55.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hometown
What Hometown is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land942 plus or minus 446
- County holding the largest share of its areaPutnam County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
How many people live in Hometown
- Population756 plus or minus 358
- Median age56.6
- Population under 1884 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1811.1 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Population 65 and over161 plus or minus 155
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Households350 plus or minus 167
- Family households235 plus or minus 132
- Share of households that are families67.1 percent plus or minus 19.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
Income and work in Hometown
- Median household income$28,876 plus or minus $14,074
- Per capita income$23,521 plus or minus $11,456
- Civilian labor force245 plus or minus 227
- Employed245 plus or minus 227
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over672 plus or minus 303
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.9 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
Housing in Hometown
- Housing units450 plus or minus 191
- Occupied units350 plus or minus 167
- Vacant units100 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate22.2 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied194 plus or minus 126
- Renter occupied156 plus or minus 123
- Ownership rate55.4 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$142,600 plus or minus $65,372
- Single family units253 plus or minus 134
- Share single family56.2 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Units in buildings of two or more123 plus or minus 116
- Share in buildings of two or more27.3 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 99
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hometown
How Hometown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute245 plus or minus 227
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more196 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more80.0 percent plus or minus 97.0
- Drove alone78.8 percent plus or minus 51.6
- Carpooled21.2 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Putnam County, not Hometown
Putnam County context, not Hometown figures
- Establishments in Putnam County1,248
- Covered employment, Putnam County21,217
- Average annual pay, Putnam County$64,360
- Housing units permitted, Putnam County402
Every figure in this section is published for Putnam County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hometown.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hometown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hometown, West Virginia?
756, in 350 households. Hometown CDP covers 0.80 square miles of land, which is 942 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hometown in?
Putnam County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hometown?
$28,876. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Hometown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Putnam County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hometown.
Is zoning published for Hometown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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