Census tract · Jefferson County

Census Tract 9727.01, Jefferson County, West Virginia

Census Tract 9727.01, GEOID 54037972701, in Jefferson County, West Virginia, partly within Harpers Ferry. 2,973 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±425); the 2020 Census counted 2,770.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,973

±425 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,770

Median household income

$89,750

±$23,510 (90% margin)
Jefferson County: $98,806

Median home value

$251,300

±$48,416 (90% margin)
Jefferson County: $350,800

Median gross rent

$966

±$180 (90% margin)
Jefferson County: $1,108

Where is Census Tract 9727.01?

Census Tract 9727.01 is one of 15 census tracts in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It covers 7.26 square miles of land, 382 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 54037972701, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9727.01 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Harpers Ferry2%
Census Tract 9727.01 (marked with a dot) in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
9726.019727.02 9727.01 2 mi
Census Tract 9727.01 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

2 census tracts border Census Tract 9727.01: Tract 9726.01 ($82,727) and Tract 9727.02 ($76,625). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 9727.01?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9727.01's population at 2,973 (±425) in 1,204 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,770 residents and 1,307 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9727.01Jefferson CountyWest Virginia
Total population 2,973 ±425 59,260 1,778,373
Households 1,204 ±180 22,804 728,655
Average household size 2.47 ±0.22 2.55 2.37
Housing units 1,399 ±154 24,774 861,325

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 9727.01?

The median resident of Census Tract 9727.01 is 45.6 years old; 19.7% are under 18 and 16.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 82.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 10.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 9727.01Jefferson CountyWest Virginia
Median age 45.6 ±7.0 41.0 42.7
Under 18 years 19.7% ±3.9 pts 21.1% 20.0%
65 years and over 16.6% ±5.4 pts 17.3% 21.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10.5% ±6.3 pts 7.8% 2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic 82.2% ±7.4 pts 79.5% 89.7%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.2% ±1.4 pts 5.6% 3.1%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.1% ±1.5 pts 1.4% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.3 pts 0.0% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.3 pts 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.7% ±3.9 pts 5.0% 3.9%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.3 pts 0.7% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 1.8% ±1.5 pts 5.1% 1.8%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 4.2% ±2.8 pts 6.9% 2.5%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.4% ±3.4 pts 9.7% 7.4%
With a disability 9.7% ±4.3 pts 12.8% 19.1%
No health insurance coverage 3.8% ±2.5 pts 6.0% 6.0%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 85.1% ±4.8 pts 90.1% 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 21.7% ±6.9 pts 33.9% 24.1%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 4.7% ±4.0 pts 12.6% 9.7%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.1% ±7.5 pts 89.1% 89.7%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 9727.01 earn?

Half of the 1,204 households in Census Tract 9727.01 earn less than $89,750 a year (±$23,510), against $98,806 across Jefferson County: 10th highest of the county's 15 tracts with a reliable estimate. 15.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9727.01Jefferson CountyWest Virginia
Median household income $89,750 ±$23,510 $98,806 $59,608
Mean household income $112,652 ±$28,782 $120,421 $81,190
Per capita income $46,087 ±$12,452 $46,514 $34,203
People below the poverty line 15.9% ±6.8 pts 8.7% 16.7%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 29.7% ±17.4 pts 11.3% 21.5%
Households receiving SNAP 13.6% ±6.5 pts 10.9% 17.3%
Households with a computer 96.6% ±3.3 pts 96.3% 91.2%
Households with a broadband subscription 96.2% ±2.9 pts 92.4% 86.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 9727.01?

Owners occupy 80.1% of Census Tract 9727.01's occupied homes and renters 19.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $251,300 by its owner (±$48,416). The median renter pays $966 a month including utilities, and 43.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9727.01Jefferson CountyWest Virginia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $251,300 ±$48,416 $350,800 $162,600
Median gross rent $966 ±$180 $1,108 $872
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 43.8% ±26.2 pts 32.0% 39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,424 ±$101 $1,811 $1,255
Owner-occupied homes 80.1% ±7.3 pts 80.3% 74.9%
Renter-occupied homes 19.9% ±7.3 pts 19.7% 25.1%
Housing units 1,399 ±154 24,774 861,325
Single-family detached homes 78.3% ±8.1 pts 77.4% 70.9%
Mobile homes 20.7% ±8.2 pts 7.0% 13.6%
Built 2020 or later 2.3% ±2.3 pts 1.6% 1.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 3.2% ±2.7 pts 12.0% 7.0%
Built 1939 or earlier 5.6% ±3.9 pts 9.4% 14.9%
Households with no vehicle 5.1% ±4.2 pts 5.9% 8.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 9727.01 get to work?

75.5% of Census Tract 9727.01's workers drive alone and 13.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 46.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9727.01Jefferson CountyWest Virginia
In the labor force (age 16+) 57.1% ±7.7 pts 64.3% 53.8%
Unemployment rate 6.0% ±5.2 pts 3.9% 5.4%
Drove alone to work 75.5% ±10.8 pts 69.5% 78.1%
Carpooled 8.5% ±6.1 pts 9.2% 8.5%
Public transportation 2.1% ±1.7 pts 0.4% 0.5%
Walked 0.8% ±1.1 pts 2.0% 2.5%
Worked from home 13.2% ±8.1 pts 17.3% 9.1%
Mean travel time to work 46.1 min ±5.5 37.1 min 26.6 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 9727.01 compare with the other tracts in Jefferson County?

Among Jefferson County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 9727.01 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 9727.01's rank among the tracts of Jefferson County
MeasureIn Jefferson County
Population10th of 15
Residents per square mile6th of 15
Median household income10th of 15
Per capita income8th of 15
Median home value14th of 15
Median gross rent13th of 14
Poverty rate2nd of 11
Bachelor's degree or higher13th of 15
Median age5th of 15
Owner-occupied share9th of 15

The tracts next to it on Jefferson County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 9725.037th$99,861±$21,830 · within the margin of this tract4,606
Tract 9725.068th$92,377±$18,619 · within the margin of this tract4,933
Tract 97239th$90,625±$23,459 · within the margin of this tract4,676
Tract 9727.0110th$89,750±$23,5102,973
Tract 9724.0211th$86,053±$12,542 · within the margin of this tract4,254
Tract 9726.0112th$82,727±$20,583 · within the margin of this tract2,080
Tract 9724.0113th$81,307±$13,179 · within the margin of this tract2,810

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 9727.01?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 9727.01 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections