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, Paw Paw is worth considering.
One downside of living in Paw Paw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.84 minutes every day commuting to work.
Paw Paw is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Paw Paw ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.61% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Paw Paw in 2022 was $23,810, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,240 for a family of four. However, Paw Paw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Paw Paw is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Paw Paw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Paw Paw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Paw Paw also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Paw Paw include German, Irish, Greek, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Paw Paw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
