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Kenova, WV

2,977 Population
1.3 square miles 2,256.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.9 ±13.2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 41.8 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$47,776 ±$33,529 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $32,258 ±$624
  • about 1.5 times the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$53,438 ±$15,481 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $58,483 ±$1,310
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

10.5% ±7.5% (311  ±223) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 17% 61,643 (±0.7% / ±2,612)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

6.7 minutes ±2.4 (9,250  ±4,066) Mean travel time to work
  • about one-quarter of the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 24.1 3,424,370 (±0.6 / ±98,958)
  • about one-quarter of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

1,460 ±261 Number of households
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 150,091 ±1,218
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2 ±0.4 (2,972  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 2.4 364,009 (±0 / ±107)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

24.1% ±12% (127  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 4.7% † 3,780 (±0.6% / ±449)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

1,528 ±271 Number of housing units
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 173,587 ±133
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$98,700 ±$27,357 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $149,000 ±$3,686
  • about three-fifths of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

24.4% ±12.1% (725  ±360.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 10.9% 40,265 (±0.6% / ±2,276.8)
  • more than double the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

93.7% ±16.3% (2,301  ±427.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 89% 231,625 (±1.4% / ±3,521.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
13.7% ±7.1% (337  ±175.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 23% 59,875 (±0.7% / ±1,707.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

9.9% ±6.2% (267  ±166) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 7.4% 21,712 (±0.4% / ±1,054)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
267 Total veterans ±166 267 Male ±166 N/A Female ±13

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