Fayette County, WV

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2023 Population

39,987

1.38% 1-year decline

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

44.5

0.447% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$52,672

5.15% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fayette County, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.51%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.18%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.583%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.425%).

None of the households in Fayette 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.

99.7% of the residents in Fayette County, WV are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fayette County, WV are Fayette Institute of Technology (27 degrees awarded in 2022).

Fayette County, WV borders Greenbrier County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, and Summers County, WV.

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Population & Diversity

Fayette County, WV is home to a population of 40k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Fayette County, WV residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 20.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.7k people) in Fayette County, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 871 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fayette County, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fayette County, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
36.7k ± 150
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.8k ± 130
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
871 ± 176

1.35%

Hispanic Population

538 people

1.35% of the people in Fayette County, WV are hispanic (538 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fayette County, WV as a share of the total population.

Economy

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

Males in West Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,743. The income inequality in West Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayette County, WV, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fayette 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 Fayette County, WV, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fayette County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Fayette County, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,026

Median earning men ± $4,125

$32,897

Median earning women ± $1,884

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,347), Information ($88,143), and Manufacturing ($71,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,914), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,750), and Public Administration ($37,426).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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

65
Other Services (except Public Administration)
46
Retail Trade
44
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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$73.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$62.4k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$37.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Fayette County, WV are White (24 and 88.9%), followed by Black or African American (3 and 11.1%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Fayette County, WV by number of degrees awarded are Fayette Institute of Technology (27 and NaNk%).

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Fayette County, WV was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Fayette County, WV according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Fayette Institute of Technology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

27 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fayette Institute of Technology with 27 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 14 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fayette County, WV, which is 1.08 times more than the 13 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 24 degrees mean that there were 8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3 degrees awarded.

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 2022, 0.661% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.559% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (549k), Some college (279k), and Secondary Education (210k).

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

In 2023, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fayette County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.21%.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Fayette County, WV colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$52,672

Median Household Income

± $3,974

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Fayette 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 Fayette County, WV is from West Virginia.

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.447

2021 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in West Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Fayette County, WV N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

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Average Travel Time

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

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fayette County, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fayette County, WV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fayette County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.21%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fayette County, WV (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

Health

N/A% of the population of Fayette County, WV has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, WV see 2337 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.2% increase from the previous year (2120 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1815 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1377 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,337 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fayette County, WV

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, WV see an average of 2,337 patients per year. This represents a 10.2% increase from the previous year (2,120 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fayette County, WV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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