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Western district, Jackson County, WV

10,593 Population
148.7 square miles 71.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±5.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Jackson County: 43.3 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1

Economics

$40,536 ±$5,006 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jackson County: $35,107 ±$3,312
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
$72,492 ±$4,389 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Jackson County: $55,671 † ±$10,088
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607

9.9% ±3.5% (1,045  ±377) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jackson County: 17.5% † 4,826 (±3.8% / ±1,036)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)

32.4 minutes ±4 (122,795  ±23,122) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jackson County: 29.6 † 274,310 (±3 / ±36,148)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)

Families

4,091 ±336 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 11,317 ±374
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
2.6 ±0.3 (10,593  ±687) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Jackson County: 2.4 27,582 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,732,557

3.6% ±3.9% (81  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jackson County: 5.3% † 301 (±2.7% / ±155)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)

Housing

4,642 ±327 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 12,882 ±37
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241

$160,700 ±$12,011 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Jackson County: $154,600 ±$9,815
  • a little higher than the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679

7.8% ±3.3% (817  ±353.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 7% † 1,907 (±2% / ±559.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)

Social

89.7% ±6.3% (6,945  ±654.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jackson County: 89.4% 17,706 (±5.3% / ±1,045.5)
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
26.3% ±4.6% (2,037  ±377.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jackson County: 19.4% † 3,846 (±2.6% / ±506.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)

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

2.5% ±2.6% (264  ±280) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 2% 564
  • about 1.5 times the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% 30,515

9.7% ±2.3% (807  ±199) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 8.9% † 1,938 (±1.3% / ±284)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
807 Total veterans ±199 792 Male ±195 15 Female ±17

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