It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Cowen has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Cowen has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cowen than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cowen may be for you.
Being a small town, Cowen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Cowen ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.35% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Cowen in 2022 was $16,398, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,592 for a family of four.
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. Important ancestries of people in Cowen include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Cowen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
