Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Census Tract 7, Kanawha, WV

1,833 Population
0.4 square miles 4,290.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

42.1 ±6.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Charleston: 42.6 ±1.3
  • a little less than the figure in Kanawha County: 43.7 ±0.3

Economics

$22,179 ±$4,776 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Charleston: $45,967 ±$2,221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kanawha County: $36,168 ±$1,128
$37,708 ±$23,048 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Charleston: $64,512 ±$3,337
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kanawha County: $58,887 ±$1,679

20.7% ±6.9% (380  ±148) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Charleston: 16.5% † 7,614 (±1.8% / ±805)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kanawha County: 16.1% 28,216 (±1.1% / ±1,962)

24.5 minutes ±9.3 (23,970  ±12,396) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Charleston: 17.9 348,725 (±1.4 / ±31,744)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kanawha County: 22.5 1,567,940 (±0.7 / ±62,897)

Families

958 ±195 Number of households
  • Charleston: 21,237 ±495
  • Kanawha County: 76,806 ±830
1.9 ±0 (1,817  ±370) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Charleston: 2.2 45,838 (±0.1 / ±71)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kanawha County: 2.3 175,092 (±0 / ±37)

12.9% ±16% (82  ±105) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Charleston: 4% † 434 (±1.7% / ±185)
  • more than double the rate in Kanawha County: 5.7% † 2,162 (±1% / ±363)

Housing

1,132 ±184 Number of housing units
  • Charleston: 25,586 ±571
  • Kanawha County: 90,388 ±63

$71,700 ±$3,922 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Charleston: $187,300 ±$8,319
  • about half the amount in Kanawha County: $135,000 ±$4,001

6.2% ±5.2% (114  ±97.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Charleston: 12.8% † 6,093 (±1.7% / ±800)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kanawha County: 9.1% 16,043 (±0.9% / ±1,570.3)

Social

96% ±15.9% (1,272  ±293.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Charleston: 92.1% 32,471 (±3.7% / ±1,421.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kanawha County: 90.8% 117,264 (±2% / ±2,571.1)
17.2% ±8.1% (228  ±113.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Charleston: 44.1% 15,555 (±2.7% / ±979.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kanawha County: 29.3% 37,829 (±1.2% / ±1,481.5)

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

0.4% ±0.7% (8  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Charleston: 3.9% † 1,844 (±0.7% / ±335)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kanawha County: 1.8% 3,214

11.7% ±8.9% (173  ±136) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Charleston: 5.7% † 2,196 (±0.9% / ±347)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kanawha County: 7% 10,006 (±0.6% / ±799)
173 Total veterans ±136 173 Male ±136 N/A Female ±13

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.