Calhoun County, West Virginia

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Calhoun County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,048	1,778,373	334,922,499	2806th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$43,980	$59,608	$80,734	2991st of 3,221
Median Age	48.6	42.7	38.9	322nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.1%	24.1%	35.7%	3180th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$100,500	$162,600	$332,700	2972nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$473	$872	$1,413	3186th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	32.9%	16.7%	12.5%	104th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.9%	5.4%	5.2%	210th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.7	74.0	n/a	2263rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	1.8%	14.1%	3219th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.4	n/a	n/a	2333rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.1%	74.9%	65.2%	55th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	39.8	26.6	26.4	26th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.1%	9.1%	15.1%	3163rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1830th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.2%	46.8%	46.9%	1214th of 3,222
Broadband Access	68.3%	n/a	n/a	2993rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	8.5	19.3	61.4

Age in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	48.6	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.0%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.6%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.3%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.4%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	2,525	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.7%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.9%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.6%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	21.4%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,472	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.1%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	4.8%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	32.9%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.3%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.5%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	3,185	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.1%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.7%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.9%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$426	$865	n/a

Education in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	17.1%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.7%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.1%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.8%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	40.8%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	90.7%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.5%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.3%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.9%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Calhoun County, West Virginia

Statistic	Calhoun County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.8%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.5%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	2.2%	16.7%

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