Wyoming County, West Virginia

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Wyoming County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,629	1,778,373	334,922,499	1844th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,440	$59,608	$80,734	2860th of 3,221
Median Age	45.5	42.7	38.9	676th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.1%	24.1%	35.7%	3019th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$82,900	$162,600	$332,700	3147th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$650	$872	$1,413	2936th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.6%	16.7%	12.5%	349th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	5.4%	5.2%	868th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.3	74.0	n/a	1714th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	1.8%	14.1%	3184th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.0	n/a	n/a	2934th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.5%	74.9%	65.2%	300th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.1	26.6	26.4	227th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.4%	9.1%	15.1%	3143rd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1849th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.0%	46.8%	46.9%	709th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.2%	n/a	n/a	2773rd 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 Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.3	19.3	61.4

Age in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	45.5	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.4%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	8,068	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.0%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.4%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.6%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	20.5%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,030	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.4%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.5%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.6%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.6%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.1%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,953	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.4%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.9%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.5%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$369	$865	n/a

Education in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	22.1%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.1%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.8%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.3%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.8%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	39.8%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	89.0%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.0%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.6%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Statistic	Wyoming County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	87.5%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.1%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.5%	2.2%	16.7%

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