Mount Gay-ShamrockWV
1,166 residents make their home in this town in West Virginia.
Is Mount Gay-Shamrock a good place to live?
The best of Mount Gay-Shamrock’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for walkability and the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for health. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Mount Gay-Shamrock, above both the West Virginia town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On health, just 2 of West Virginia’s 141 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Mount Gay-Shamrock’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the West Virginia town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Mount Gay-Shamrock is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. Only 9 of West Virginia’s 141 towns score higher on the outdoors. Mount Gay-Shamrock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Mount Gay-Shamrock stand out
Where Mount Gay-Shamrock beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| Widest gap | Mount Gay-Shamrock | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.1% | 19.5% |
Mount Gay-Shamrock has shrunk 20% from 2010 to 2020
1,779 counted in 2010 and 1,430 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Mount Gay-Shamrock grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Mount Gay-Shamrock is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Mount Gay-Shamrock: who provides what
Mount Gay-Shamrock is unincorporated, so Logan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Gay-Shamrock.
A larger share of adults have diabetes in Mount Gay-Shamrock than in most of West Virginia or the rest of the country
24% of adults worry about having enough food in Mount Gay-Shamrock. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Mount Gay-Shamrock.
| Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mount Gay-Shamrock | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.1% | 19.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.8% | 16.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 15.4% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mount Gay-Shamrock has 5.3 jobs for every working resident, and 1,399 people commute in
The typical household income for Mount Gay-Shamrock comes to $52,000. Just 10% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 1,426 jobs in 2023, down 472 from 2013. The median commute is under 11 miles.
| Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Mount Gay-Shamrock, the median age runs higher than in the typical West Virginia or U.S. town
32% never finished high school. For adults 25 and older in Mount Gay-Shamrock, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 17%. Adults 18 to 34 are 2% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 34% of residents (21% statewide).
| Mount Gay-Shamrock | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.3 years | 42.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 17% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.3 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Mount Gay-Shamrock | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.7% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.4% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.6% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 32.4% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.8% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 3.3% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.7% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a very high hazard risk in Mount Gay-Shamrock: inland flooding
FEMA puts 88% of Mount Gay-Shamrock’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Mount Gay-Shamrock, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The town’s typical July afternoon high stands at 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 8.5% of Mount Gay-Shamrock
The biggest park or preserve is Tomblin Wildlife Management Area, at 402 acres. Across 2 parks and preserves: 7.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tomblin Wildlife Management Area | — | 402 |
| 2. Chief Logan State Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mount Gay-Shamrock
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Gay-Shamrock
About 0 of every 100 Mount Gay-Shamrock residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
1,166 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Mount Gay-Shamrock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.