Dunbar, West Virginia demographics

Dunbar, WV demographics: median age 42.9; 29.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dunbar city, West Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5422564. The survey estimates a population of 7,254 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dunbar is 42.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.7 years. There are 3,688 households (±305). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.9 ±3.7	42.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,254
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	928 ±252	12.8% ±3.5 pp	20.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,879 ±335	25.9% ±4.6 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,829 ±433	39.0% ±6.0 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,618 ±319	22.3% ±4.4 pp	21.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,254
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Male	3,263 ±290	45.0% ±4.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	3,991 ±289	55.0% ±4.0 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,254
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
White alone	5,802 ±351	80.0% ±4.8 pp	90.3%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	553 ±198	7.6% ±2.7 pp	3.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	61 ±67 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	151 ±197 · low precision	2.1% ±2.7 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	18 ±31 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	669 ±273	9.2% ±3.8 pp	4.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,254
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,974 ±187	96.1% ±2.6 pp	97.9%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	280 ±188 · low precision	3.9% ±2.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,049 ±182	28.4% ±4.3 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	72 ±56 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	458 ±161	12.4% ±4.2 pp	10.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,753 ±386	47.5% ±9.7 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	356 ±129	9.7% ±3.4 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	625 ±143	16.9% ±3.6 pp	26.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,063 ±354	83.1% ±6.7 pp	73.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,753 ±386	47.5% ±9.7 pp	31.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,051 ±231	28.5% ±5.8 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	675 ±191	18.3% ±4.9 pp	15.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	156 ±108 · low precision	4.2% ±2.9 pp · low precision	10.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	26 ±36 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	27 ±35 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,254
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Native	7,200 ±56	99.3% ±0.7 pp	98.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	54 ±50 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,074
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
English only	6,920 ±172	97.8% ±2.0 pp	97.5%	77.7%
Spanish	124 ±134 · low precision	1.8% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	21 ±30 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	7 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,463
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	287 ±133	5.3% ±2.4 pp	10.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,773 ±275	32.5% ±4.7 pp	39.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,401 ±282	25.6% ±5.0 pp	17.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	408 ±133	7.5% ±2.4 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,159 ±240	21.2% ±4.2 pp	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	435 ±156	8.0% ±2.8 pp	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,195
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	West Virginia	U.S.
Same house	6,386 ±244	88.8% ±3.3 pp	89.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	429 ±164	6.0% ±2.3 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	108 ±75 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	207 ±114 · low precision	2.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	65 ±97 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.2% of Dunbar residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in West Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 79.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dunbar	West Virginia	U.S.	Compared with West Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±1.5 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	79.1% ±5.5 pp	86.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.2% ±4.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dunbar . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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