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	Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
Total population	14,222	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	elkins
Zip(s)	26241

Elkins, WV, 26241 Population

	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
Male	6,819	47.95%	49.06%
Female	7,403	52.05%	50.94%
Median age (years)	40.0		35.3

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	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
18 years and over	11,123	78.21%	74.31%
21 years and over	10,513	73.92%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,908	20.45%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,513	17.67%	12.43%

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	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
White	13,893	97.69%	75.14%
Black or African American	108	0.76%	12.32%
Asian	89	0.63%	3.64%
Some other race	54	0.38%	5.46%
Two or more races	78	0.55%	2.43%

Elkins, WV, 26241 Housing

	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
Total households	5,878		105,480,101
Family households (families)	3,800	64.65%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,078	35.35%	31.94%

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	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
Total housing units	6,627		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	788	11.89%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	5,878	88.7%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	4,023	60.71%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,855	27.99%	30.77%

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	Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	597	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,691	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	688	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	163	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	73	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	17	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	6	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	2	0.57%
Median (dollars)	79,000	119,600

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	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	989	16.83%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,420	24.16%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	899	15.29%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,019	17.34%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	754	12.83%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	778	13.24%	9.65%

Elkins, WV, 26241 Education

	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,157		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	194	6.15%	6.47%
Kindergarten	115	3.64%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,489	47.17%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	623	19.73%	21.38%
College or graduate school	736	23.31%	22.81%

Elkins, WV, 26241 Economy

	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
Population 16 years and over	11,442		217,168,077
In labor force	6,439	56.28%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	6,432	56.21%	63.39%
- - Employed	5,985	52.31%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	447	3.91%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.06%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,003	43.72%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,119	53.48%	51.66%
In labor force	2,977	26.02%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,977	26.02%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,800	24.47%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	873	7.63%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	547		12,787,501

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	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	5,842		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	844	14.45%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	583	9.98%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,146	19.62%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	964	16.5%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	873	14.94%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	784	13.42%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	379	6.49%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	163	2.79%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	15	0.26%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	91	1.56%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,487		41,994

	Elkins, WV, 26241	%, Elkins, WV, 26241	United States
With earnings	4,159	36.35%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,083		56,604
With Social Security income	2,119	18.52%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,701		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	424	3.71%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,251		6,320
With public assistance income	279	2.44%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,296		3,032
With retirement income	1,226	10.71%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,909		17,376

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