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Founded: 1798
Land in square miles: 377
Population: 84,296
Percentage minorities: 4.0%
Median age: 43.7
Percentage 65 or older: 21.0%
Median household income: $50,231
High school graduate or higher: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Home ownership: 73.7%
Median home value: $129,600

Source: This information is from the 2020 U.S. Census and the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2020, West Virginia as a whole had 6.9 percent minorities, a median age of 42.7, a median household income of $50,884, and a 73.9 percent homeownership rate.