Harpers Ferry is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 267 people and four associated neighborhoods, Harpers Ferry is the 237th largest community in West Virginia. Harpers Ferry has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Harpers Ferry real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Harpers Ferry house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Of important note, Harpers Ferry is also a town of artists. Harpers Ferry has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Harpers Ferry’s character.

Also of interest is that Harpers Ferry 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: 37.78% 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.

In addition, Harpers Ferry is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Harpers Ferry is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Harpers Ferry really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Harpers Ferry perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Harpers Ferry, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 46.93 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Harpers Ferry, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Harpers Ferry is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.26% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Harpers Ferry in 2018 was $52,917, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $211,668 for a family of four. However, Harpers Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Harpers Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harpers Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Harpers Ferry include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Harpers Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.