War, West Virginia Population & Demographics

Statistic	War	West Virginia	National
Population	652	1,792,147	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	732	74	91
Median age	42.5	41.9	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.7:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	73%	59%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	33%	37%	43%
Speak English	98%	98%	79%
Speak Spanish	0%	1%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in War is 889% higher than West Virginia
The median age in War is 1% higher than West Virginia
In War 95.55% of the population is White
In War 4.45% of the population is Black
In War 0.00% of the population is Asian

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War racial demographics

Race	War	West Virginia	National
White	95.55%	93.46%	73.35%
Black	4.45%	3.43%	12.63%
Asian	0.00%	0.76%	5.22%
American Indian	0.00%	0.18%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.04%	0.18%
Mixed race	0.00%	1.83%	3.06%
Other race	0.00%	0.31%	4.75%

In War, 0.0% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The War, WV demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).