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Congressional District 2, WV

908,086 Population
9,701.1 square miles 93.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 42.9 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,778 ±$1,089 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $34,707 ±$725
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,861 ±$2,593 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $60,798 ±$1,120
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.9% ±1% (138,949  ±8,478) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 286,737 (±0.8% / ±12,801)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.3 minutes ±0.7 (10,216,400  ±338,798) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.5 18,381,010 (±0.5 / ±422,961)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

379,711 ±4,048 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 740,840 ±7,351
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (880,207  ±2,686) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.3 1,718,002
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±0.8% (10,577  ±1,523) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.8% † 18,297 (±0.5% / ±2,042)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

429,211 ±1,281 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 866,433 ±142
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$206,500 ±$5,887 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $170,800 ±$2,594
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±1% (99,561  ±8,719.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 10% 175,293 (±0.6% / ±10,672.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.9% ±1.7% (588,002  ±11,286.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 90.1% 1,142,711 (±1.3% / ±16,346.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.4% ±0.9% (171,118  ±5,984.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 24.4% 309,281 (±0.7% / ±9,008.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

3.3% ±0.2% (27,798  ±1,260.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 2.5% 43,001 (±0.1% / ±1,807.2)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.8% ±0.3% (25,301  ±3,026) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in West Virginia: 2.1% 37,253
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±0.4% (55,264  ±3,150) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.3% 103,725 (±0.4% / ±5,018)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
55,264 Total veterans ±3,150 50,178 Male ±2,955 5,086 Female ±1,249

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