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| 1 | Dunbar Ave / 17th St |
| 2 | Dunbar Ave / 10th St |
| 3 | Institute / West Virgi... |
| 4 | City Center |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Dunbar NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Institute / West Virginia State U, Dunbar Ave / 10th St, Dunbar Ave / 17th St
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Dunbar, WV Charleston, Cross Lanes, Hurricane, Nitro, Saint Albans, Scott Depot, Sissonville, South Charleston, St. Albans, Winfield
POPULATION
8,055
| DUNBAR INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 8,055 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 4,097 |
| DUNBAR HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 54.33% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 36.00% |
| % VACANT | 9.67% |
| TYPE OF DUNBAR HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 70.42% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.00% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 9.10% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 17.79% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.68% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF DUNBAR HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.47% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 15.87% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 39.83% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 32.39% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 10.37% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.07% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 0.81% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 28.51% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 58.63% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 12.05% |
| DUNBAR REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $115,785 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $519 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$77,000 | 13.44% |
| $77,001-$153,000 | 67.34% |
| $153,001-$307,000 | 17.97% |
| $307,001-$460,000 | 0.67% |
| $460,001-$615,000 | 0.00% |
| $615,001-$769,000 | 0.31% |
| $769,001-$1,153,000 | 0.27% |
| $1,153,001-$1,537,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,537,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Dunbar | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.14% |
| 5 TO 17 | 12.46% |
| 18 TO 24 | 10.69% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.56% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.33% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.81% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 21.01% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 81.27% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 20.59% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $35,117 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $19,030 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 15.26% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (13.52%), Healthcare (12.41%), Education (10.10%), Manufacturing (9.56%), Accomodation (9.43%), Public Service (7.31%), Other (5.01%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.79%), Transportation (4.60%), Information Technology (4.06%), Construction (3.95%), Administration (3.52%), Utilities (3.09%), Finance (3.03%), Wholesale (2.03%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 8.55% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 86.32% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 10.03% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.19% |
| ASIAN | 0.87% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.53% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.06% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.86% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (34.67%), Other Groups (13.54%), United States or American (12.96%), English (9.22%), German (8.49%), Irish (7.34%), Italian (2.82%), Scotch-Irish (2.73%), Scottish (2.38%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 1.84% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (90.35%) |
Dunbar is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 8,055 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Dunbar is the 21st largest community in West Virginia.
Dunbar is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.46% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Dunbar is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dunbar who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.67%), sales jobs (12.73%), and management occupations (8.72%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Dunbar spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.86 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Dunbar does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Dunbar is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.59% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Dunbar in 2000 was $19,030, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $76,120 for a family of four.
Dunbar is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dunbar home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dunbar is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dunbar include English, German, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Dunbar is English.
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