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Jackson, Nicholas, Roane, Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV

97,990 Population
3,065.2 square miles 32 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±1.8 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

$29,349 ±$2,411 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $34,707 ±$725
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$52,652 ±$5,528 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $60,798 ±$1,120
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

19.6% ±2.7% (18,569  ±2,554) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in West Virginia: 16.7% 286,737 (±0.8% / ±12,801)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33 minutes ±1 (1,030,435  ±50,524) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 26.6 17,742,530 (±0.3 / ±230,602)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

41,043 ±2,088 Number of households
  • West Virginia: 740,840 ±7,351
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (94,944  ±1,535) 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

3.5% ±2.1% (723  ±434) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in West Virginia: 4.8% † 18,297 (±0.5% / ±2,042)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,815 ±1,603 Number of housing units
  • West Virginia: 866,433 ±142
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$141,800 ±$28,406 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in West Virginia: $170,800 ±$2,594
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.4% ±1.4% (5,310  ±1,358.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in West Virginia: 10% 175,293 (±0.6% / ±10,672.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.3% ±4.6% (64,569  ±3,794.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in West Virginia: 90.1% 1,142,711 (±1.3% / ±16,346.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.8% ±3% (14,344  ±2,187.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 24.4% 309,281 (±0.7% / ±9,008.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

1.4% ±0.4% (1,333  ±364.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 2.5% 43,001 (±0.1% / ±1,807.2)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

0.9% ±0.6% (883  ±592) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in West Virginia: 2.1% 37,253
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±1.6% (5,199  ±1,264) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.3% 103,725 (±0.4% / ±5,018)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,199 Total veterans ±1,264 4,870 Male ±1,198 329 Female ±313

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