Ranson is a somewhat small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 5,666 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ranson is the 27th largest community in West Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ranson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ranson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ranson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ranson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $80,242.00. Ranson real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Ranson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ranson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ranson is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ranson who work in sales jobs (13.30%), office and administrative support (11.61%), and management occupations (8.04%). Also of interest is that Ranson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One downside of living in Ranson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ranson, the average commute to work is 33.44 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, the citizens of Ranson rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.85% of adults 25 and older in Ranson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Ranson in 2022 was $33,607, 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 $134,428 for a family of four. However, Ranson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ranson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ranson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ranson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ranson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ranson include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European. The most common language spoken in Ranson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
