Elkins, West Virginia Demographics

Elkins is 4th in West Virginia out of 26 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Elkins is 5th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - White

Elkins is 5th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Elkins is 9th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Elkins is 10th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Foreign born residents

Elkins is 10th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Elkins is 11th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Income below poverty line

Elkins is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Elkins is 13th in West Virginia out of 32 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Elkins is 14th in West Virginia out of 30 other cities in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	7,180	19th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3.4	25th	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,070	13th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	15th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.9%	13th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.6%	17th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.6%	18th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.4%	14th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	96.5%	5th	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.2%	26th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	20th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	17th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	9th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	26th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	18th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	95.7%	5th	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	52.0%	23rd	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.3%	10th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	3,421	24th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.7%	10th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	2,936	25th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.2%	21st	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$99,100	16th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.3	20th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$19,947	25th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$32,437	24th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.8%	11th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Elkins	Rank	West Virginia	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	986	16th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$259,681	14th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$37,066	4th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$19,111	19th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732