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State Senate District 8, WV

100,381 Population
1,288.8 square miles 77.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$31,821 ±$1,283 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in West Virginia: $32,949 ±$335
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$53,282 ±$3,006 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $57,917 ±$607
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18.6% ±1.6% (18,443  ±1,622) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.6% 287,660 (±0.4% / ±6,184)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

26.2 minutes ±1 (1,006,035  ±57,656) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,836,120 (±0.3 / ±212,366)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

42,730 ±1,270 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 721,448 ±2,890
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (99,169  ±2,229) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 † 1,732,557 (±,770.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 324,275,230 (±4.4 / ±-555,555,600)

5.7% ±1.2% (1,246  ±257) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 5% 18,860 (±0.3% / ±1,083)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

51,895 ±1,120 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 859,653 ±241
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$128,800 ±$6,603 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $155,600 ±$1,679
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.1% ±1% (8,037  ±1,018.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 10.8% 190,764 (±0.3% / ±4,713.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±,144,000.6)

Social

89.1% ±1.5% (64,489  ±1,914.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 88.6% 1,124,648 (±0.6% / ±7,526.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±,279,113.6)
21.4% ±1.2% (15,468  ±,934.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 23.3% 295,541 (±0.3% / ±3,968)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±,180,792.5)

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

1.1% ±0.2% (1,115  ±230) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in West Virginia: 1.7% † 30,515 (±,532.4% / ±1,534)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,108,900 (±23.2% / ±137,918)

7.8% ±0.8% (6,290  ±618) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 7.7% 109,457 (±0.2% / ±2,616)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
6,290 Total veterans ±618 5,924 Male ±577 366 Female ±147

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