Bud, West Virginia is a small rural town located in Pocahontas County. The population of Bud is only 284 people as of 2020 and the population density is 135 people per square mile. There are plenty of local businesses and organizations that make up the community of Bud including two restaurants, the Country Pride Grill and Skillet Restaurant, a convenience store, Reeds Grocery Store, a local gas station/garage that also offers automotive repairs called Bob's Garage and Repair Shop, and a hardware store called Bud Hardware Store. Year-round outdoor activities in the area include hiking in Monongahela National Forest which is nearby, fishing at Big Bend State Park or Horseback Riding at Rock Cave Equestrian Center. Local sporting events are very popular in this area with several organized softball leagues playing games regularly at the Bud Memorial Park softball fields.
The population in Bud is 284. There are 91 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Bud is 66.6, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Bud is 1.9, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Bud
- 63.0% are married
- 2.7% are divorced
- 0.0% are married with children
- 28.2% have children, but are single
Race in Bud
- 95.9% are White
- 4.1% are Black
- 0.0% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 0.0% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 0.0% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander