Ridgeley ZIP Codes — Mineral County, WV

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,182	20.6%
18 and over	4,569	79.4%
65 and over	1,343	23.4%
Median age	46.2 years

Group	Count	%
White	5,484	94.7%
Two or more races	187	3.2%
Black or African American	79	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	40	0.7%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.0%
$10k–$15k	4.1%
$15k–$25k	12.5%
$25k–$35k	6.3%
$35k–$50k	11.6%
$50k–$75k	16.1%
$75k–$100k	19.3%
$100k–$150k	16.4%
$150k–$200k	5.1%
$200k+	6.6%
Median income	$72,375

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$202,600
Median rent / month	$951
Owner occupied	83.3%
Renter occupied	16.7%
Vacant	10.2%
Single-family detached	82.1%
Large apartment buildings	0.4%
Mobile homes	9.5%
Median rooms	6.1
Avg household size (owned)	2.35

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.3%
2010–2019	8.1%
2000–2009	11.3%
1990–1999	17.3%
1980–1989	9.7%
1970–1979	14.7%
1960–1969	17.6%
1950–1959	8.3%
1940–1949	4.4%
1939 or earlier	8.3%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.2%
1 bedroom	1.9%
2 bedrooms	21.6%
3 bedrooms	58.7%
4 bedrooms	16.2%
5+ bedrooms	1.5%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	7.2%
1 vehicle	25.8%
2 vehicles	43.4%
3 or more	23.6%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	15.4%
Electricity	55.4%
Propane / LP gas	8.5%
Fuel oil	12.4%
Wood	8.2%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,200	50.1%
Cohabiting couple	167	7.0%
Male householder, no spouse	478	19.9%
Female householder, no spouse	552	23.0%
Households with children under 18	656	27.4%
Households with seniors (65+)	987	41.2%
Average household size	2.40

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	27.2%	21.8%
Married	51.0%	54.7%
Separated	0.1%	2.7%
Widowed	3.1%	9.0%
Divorced	18.7%	11.9%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.0%
Bachelor's or higher	29.0%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	68	6.6%
Kindergarten	20	1.9%
Elementary school	598	57.6%
High school	237	22.8%
College / grad school	115	11.1%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	35.0%
Service	18.9%
Sales & office	19.0%
Natural resources & construction	10.1%
Production & transportation	16.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	79.7%
Government	17.6%
Self-employed	2.6%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	84.2%
Carpool	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	4.6%
Other means	0.5%
Avg commute (minutes)	23.2

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	45.8%
Retirement income	40.0%
Supplemental Security	6.8%
Cash public assistance	7.2%
Food stamps / SNAP	14.4%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	42.3%
High cholesterol	37.2%
Heart disease	8.4%
Stroke	3.5%
Asthma	11.0%
Arthritis	34.7%
Kidney disease	3.2%
Pulmonary disease	10.7%
Cancer	7.4%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	11.9%
No physical activity	28.4%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	38.4%
Fair or poor health	19.2%
Poor mental health	17.6%
Poor physical health	13.8%
No health insurance	10.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	81.5%
Visited dentist	60.5%
Cholesterol screening	90.7%
Teeth loss	17.3%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	495	10.8%

Disability	%
Any disability	14.3%
Under 18	6.5%
18–64 years	12.2%
65 and over	26.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	72.3%
Public insurance	41.8%
Uninsured under 19	1.4%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	5,478	95.3%
Spanish	27	0.5%
Other Indo-European	15	0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander	12	0.2%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	5,751	100.0%
Born in same state	5,727	99.6%
Born in different state	717	12.5%
Foreign born	24	0.4%
Naturalized citizen	0	0.0%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%