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Founded: 1835
Land in square miles: 311.8
Population: 30,591
Percentage minorities: 2.9%
Median age: 46.3
Percentage 65 or older: 23.7%
Median household income: $52,371
High school graduate or higher: 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Home ownership: 80.2%
Median home value: $116,800

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.