Barboursville is a very small village located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,291 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Barboursville is the 38th largest community in West Virginia.
Barboursville real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Barboursville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Barboursville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
As is often the case in a small village, Barboursville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Barboursville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.41% of adults in Barboursville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Barboursville in 2018 was $29,301, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,204 for a family of four. However, Barboursville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Barboursville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Barboursville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Barboursville include Irish, English, German, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Barboursville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.