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Founded: 1848
Land in square miles: 350.3
Population: 57,440
Percentage minorities: 4.0%
Median age: 42.4
Percentage 65 or older: 19.2%
Median household income: $68,740
High school graduate or higher: 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Home ownership: 82.2%
Median home value: $176,300

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.