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Congressional District 1, WV

866,374 Population
14,340.1 square miles 60.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.1 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in West Virginia: 42.8 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,219 ±$787 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $32,766 ±$676
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$50,632 ±$1,460 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $55,948 ±$1,052
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.2% ±1.1% (153,404  ±9,550) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 285,780 (±0.7% / ±11,676)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.2 minutes ±0.7 (8,482,545  ±314,336) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 27.7 18,983,240 (±0.6 / ±463,279)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

366,558 ±4,134 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 743,644 ±5,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (842,328  ±2,447) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 2.3 1,718,019
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.1% ±0.9% (9,051  ±1,522) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in West Virginia: 4.8% † 18,092 (±0.6% / ±2,328)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

437,800 ±1,094 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 863,756 ±177
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$129,700 ±$6,340 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $163,700 ±$2,682
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.6% ±0.7% (73,985  ±5,982.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 10% 174,993 (±0.6% / ±9,573.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.6% ±1.8% (543,172  ±11,592.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 89% 1,120,498 (±1.3% / ±15,965.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.4% ±1% (139,039  ±6,123.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 24% 302,079 (±0.7% / ±8,721.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

1.8% ±0.1% (15,264  ±1,199.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 2.5% 42,665 (±0.1% / ±1,977.1)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

1.2% ±0.2% (10,678  ±1,770) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 1.8% 32,326
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±0.6% (48,170  ±4,163) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in West Virginia: 7.2% 101,589 (±0.4% / ±5,021)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
48,170 Total veterans ±4,163 45,324 Male ±3,945 2,846 Female ±781

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