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War city, West Virginia
| Population | 628 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 623 | P1 |
| Median age | 45.0 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 19.7% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 27.2% | B01001 |
| Households | 282 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 0.0% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $29,500 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $35,234 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $17,601 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 35.2% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.5% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 161 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 36.9 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.0% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 378 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.6% | B25003 |
| Renters | 29.4% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $32,600 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $703 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 96.3% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 0.0% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.0% | B03002 |
| Asian | 0.0% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the county: median household income here is 93% of McDowell County's ($31,559); poverty 35.2% against 34.2%.
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FURP records in War, WV
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 22 | $935,175 revenue (latest return) | BIG CREEK PEOPLE IN ACTION INC ($678,822) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 1 | $160,000 paid by nonprofits | WARRIOR CREEK DEVELOPMENT INC ($160,000) |
| Federal award recipients | 25 | $4,413,446 federal awards | CITY OF WAR ($3,733,916) |
Cross-reference: 22 nonprofits for 628 residents is 350.3 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $935,175 is $1,489 per resident, 11.2% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- BIG CREEK PEOPLE IN ACTION INC War, WV · $678,822
- WAR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC War, WV · $179,272
- MCDOWELL COUNTY F A C E S War, WV · $77,081
- 141 BERWIND War, WV
- AMERICAN LEGION War, WV
- A NEW BEGINNING OF WAR WV INC War, WV
- BERWIND CONSERVATION CLUB INC War, WV
- BIG CREEK TEAM CENTER INC War, WV
- CHURCH ON THE ROCK War, WV
- EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH War, WV
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- WARRIOR CREEK DEVELOPMENT INC War, WV · $160,000
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- CITY OF WAR War, WV · $3,733,916
- WAR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT,INCORPORATED War, WV · $421,374
- BIG CREEK PEOPLE IN ACTION War, WV · $171,500
- WARRIOR CREEK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. War, WV · $69,656
- CARETTA MINING, INC. War, WV · $10,000
- WARRIOR CREEK DEVELOPMENT War, WV · $4,000
- COALFIELD CAFE War, WV · $2,000
- PRICE AUTO War, WV · $1,000
- AMBUSH MINING INC. War, WV
- AMBUSH MINING, INC. War, WV
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0