Brooke County, WV

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2022 Population

22,349

1.12% 1-year decline

US Senator

Joe Manchin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

2022 Poverty Rate

11%

6.66% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Brooke County, WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Brooke County, WV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brooke County, WV are Bethany College (237181) (80 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Brooke County, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Brooke County, WV was N/A per household.

Brooke County, WV borders Jefferson County, OH, Washington County, PA, Hancock County, WV, and Ohio County, WV.

United States West Virginia Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Economy

The economy of Brooke County, WV employs N/A people. The largest industries in Brooke County, WV are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brooke County, WV, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brooke County, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in West Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brooke County, WV, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brooke County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Brooke County, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,783

Median earning men ± $2,019

$32,879

Median earning women ± $3,126

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,714), Manufacturing ($61,667), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,647), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,921), and Public Administration ($45,757).

Employment by Industry Sector

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0.583%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 690k people employed in West Virginia. This represents a 0.583% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in West Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
25
Health Care and Social Assistance
25
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Brooke County, WV went to Donald J. Trump with 70.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are the senators currently representing the state of West Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

West Virginia is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (70.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.3%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Brooke County, WV went to Donald J. Trump with 70.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Brooke County, WV for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from West Virginia

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Joe Manchin

Senator from West Virginia

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Carte Goodwin, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Robert Byrd.

Shelley Moore Capito

Senator from West Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are the senators currently representing West Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in West Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from West Virginia

West Virginia is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for West Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Brooke County, WV awarded 80 degrees. The student population of Brooke County, WV in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brooke County, WV are White (53 and 67.1%), followed by Unknown (9 and 11.4%), Black or African American (8 and 10.1%), and Two or More Races (6 and 7.59%).

The largest universities in Brooke County, WV by number of degrees awarded are Bethany College (237181) (80 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Brooke County, WV are General Psychology (21 and 26.3%), General Biological Sciences (8 and 10%), and Physical Education Teaching & Coaching (7 and 8.75%).

The median tuition cost in Brooke County, WV for private four year colleges is $30,720.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Brooke County, WV have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brooke County, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Brooke County, WV is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Brooke County, WV was Census Tract 311.02 with a value of $67,880, followed by Census Tract 316 and Census Tract 317, with respective values of $62,000 and $49,621.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 311.02
Census Tract 316
Census Tract 317

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brooke County, WV was Census Tract 311.02 with a value of $67,880, followed by Census Tract 316 and Census Tract 317, with respective values of $62,000 and $49,621.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Brooke County, WV colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in Brooke County, WV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brooke County, WV is from Brooke County, WV.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Brooke County, WV across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.3%)
Carpooled (7.64%)
Worked At Home (5.62%)

In 2022, 82.3% of workers in Brooke County, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.64%) and those who worked at home (5.62%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brooke County, WV have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Brooke County, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brooke County, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Brooke County, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brooke County, WV have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brooke County, WV (2.35k out of 21.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brooke County, WV is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Brooke County, WV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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