Summers County, West Virginia

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Summers County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (120th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,729	1,778,373	334,922,499	2373rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,699	$59,608	$80,734	3061st of 3,221
Median Age	50.6	42.7	38.9	195th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.8%	24.1%	35.7%	2223rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$140,100	$162,600	$332,700	2388th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$915	$872	$1,413	1350th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.8%	16.7%	12.5%	286th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.2%	5.4%	5.2%	2900th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.5	74.0	n/a	1927th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	1.8%	14.1%	2757th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2797th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.2%	74.9%	65.2%	460th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.1	26.6	26.4	120th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.2%	9.1%	15.1%	2883rd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.1%	n/a	n/a	2156th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.4%	46.8%	46.9%	2955th of 3,222
Broadband Access	69.2%	n/a	n/a	2974th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.3%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.3	19.3	61.4

Age in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	50.6	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	15.7%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.1%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.8%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.1%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	4,680	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.2%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	16.0%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.7%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	27.4%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,658	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.1%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.3%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.6%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.8%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.7%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	6,541	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.2%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.5%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.8%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$439	$865	n/a

Education in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	16.8%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.8%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.6%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.9%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	35.8%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.8%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.9%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.2%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.1%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Summers County, West Virginia

Statistic	Summers County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.9%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	2.2%	16.7%

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