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Braxton County School District

Braxton County School District is a unified school district in West Virginia with a community population of 12,208. The median household income is $50,331 and the median age is 46.6.

12,208

Population

24

People / sq mi

$50,331

Median Income

46.6

Median Age

Braxton County School District covers 511 sq mi of land at 23.9 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White86.9%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian54.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$50,331

Median Household Income

$25,639

Per Capita Income

16.4%

Poverty Rate

4.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$117,900

Median Home Value

$606

Median Rent

76.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

84.5%

High School+

14.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Braxton County School District serves a community with a population of 12,208 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in West Virginia.

The median household income in Braxton County School District is $50,331, with a per capita income of $25,639. The poverty rate is 16.4%.

Braxton County School District is 86.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 54.6% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Braxton County School District, 84.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 14.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Braxton County School District is $117,900, with a median rent of $606. The homeownership rate is 76.8%.

Data for Braxton County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5400120).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.