Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Cowen is worth considering.
Being a small town, Cowen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Cowen has a very low overall level of education: only 7.77% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Cowen in 2022 was $15,351, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,404 for a family of four. However, Cowen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cowen also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.88% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Cowen is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cowen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cowen residents report their race to be White. Cowen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cowen include Irish, German, Dutch, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Cowen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
