Cowen is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 474 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cowen is the 200th largest community in West Virginia.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.11% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Cowen has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cowen a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Cowen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Cowen has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.35% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

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.