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Tornado, WV

1,114 Population
3.6 square miles 310.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±9 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 44 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,709 ±$4,099 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $35,996 ±$878
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,000 ±$24,827 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $60,117 ±$1,599
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.8% ±4.6% (95  ±55) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 16.2% 32,722 (±1% / ±2,008)
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 287,953 (±0.4% / ±6,682)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.1 minutes ±9.5 (11,770  ±3,207) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 23.6 1,820,665 (±0.6 / ±64,273)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

402 ±72 Number of households
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 87,358 ±920
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.6 (1,114  ±305) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 2.3 202,084 (±0 / ±39)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

427 ±74 Number of housing units
  • the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 104,519 ±221
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$174,800 ±$23,277 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: $141,100 ±$4,252
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.4% ±12.3% (171  ±144.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 8.6% 17,413 (±0.7% / ±1,420.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 10.3% 181,693 (±0.3% / ±4,863.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.4% ±2.6% (657  ±134) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 90.7% 134,900 (±1.8% / ±2,612.4)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.4% ±9.2% (226  ±81.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 27.2% 40,417 (±1% / ±1,463.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.4% ±1.8% (16  ±20) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 1.8% 3,629
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,329
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.8% ±6.3% (90  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Charleston, WV Metro Area: 6.7% 11,023 (±0.5% / ±781)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
90 Total veterans ±51 90 Male ±51 N/A Female ±13

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