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Kanawha County, WV

173,906 Population
901.7 square miles 192.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.9 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,188 ±$2,071 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
$62,539 ±$4,575 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $60,798 ±$1,120
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.3% ±2.7% (26,067  ±4,657) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 286,737 (±0.8% / ±12,801)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.8 minutes ±0.6 (1,490,200  ±57,252) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

75,189 ±2,276 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 740,840 ±7,351
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (170,664  ±56) 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

3.1% ±1.7% (1,148  ±623) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 4.8% † 18,297 (±0.5% / ±2,042)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

90,260 ±58 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 866,433 ±142
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$151,800 ±$9,987 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $170,800 ±$2,594
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.8% ±1.8% (13,533  ±3,167.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10% 175,293 (±0.6% / ±10,672.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.1% ±4.4% (118,343  ±5,592.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 90.1% 1,142,711 (±1.3% / ±16,346.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.9% ±2.5% (35,413  ±3,213.7) 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)

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

3.2% (5,589  ±2,090) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 2.1% 37,253
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±1.2% (9,615  ±1,655) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 7.3% 103,725 (±0.4% / ±5,018)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,615 Total veterans ±1,655 8,396 Male ±1,483 1,219 Female ±669

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