Randolph County, WV

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2023 Population

27,782

0.796% 1-year decline

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

44.2

0.897% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

10,834

2.01% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Randolph 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.

The largest universities in Randolph County, WV are Davis & Elkins College (151 degrees awarded in 2022) and Randolph Technical Center (16 degrees).

Most people in Randolph County, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Randolph County, WV was 2 cars per household.

Randolph County, WV borders Barbour County, WV, Grant County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Tucker County, WV, Upshur County, WV, and Webster County, WV.

United States West Virginia Elkins, WV

Economy

The economy of Randolph County, WV employs 10.8k people. The largest industries in Randolph County, WV are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,274 people), Retail Trade (1,638 people), and Educational Services (1,061 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($79,154), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,831), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,438).

Employment

Occupations

10.8k

2023 Value

± 862

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Randolph County, WV, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,104 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,092 people), and Management Occupations (1,027 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Randolph 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

10.8k

2023 Value

± 862

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 10.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Randolph County, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,274 people), Retail Trade (1,638 people), and Educational Services (1,061 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Randolph County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Randolph County, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

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

45
Construction
42
Other Services (except Public Administration)
41
Retail Trade

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

$108k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$60.4k
Manufacturing
$41.2k
Retail Trade

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

Education

In 2022, universities in Randolph County, WV awarded 167 degrees. The student population of Randolph County, WV in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 266 male students and 393 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Randolph County, WV are White (86 and 54.4%), followed by Unknown (61 and 38.6%), Black or African American (4 and 2.53%), and Hispanic or Latino (3 and 1.9%).

The largest universities in Randolph County, WV by number of degrees awarded are Davis & Elkins College (151 and 90.4%) and Randolph Technical Center (16 and 9.58%).

The most popular majors in Randolph County, WV are Registered Nursing (33 and 19.8%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (16 and 9.58%), and General Business Administration & Management (16 and 9.58%).

The median tuition cost in Randolph County, WV for private four year colleges is $29,880.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 659 students enrolled in Randolph County, WV, 40.4% men and 59.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 302 records, of which 68.5% were women and 31.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Randolph County, WV was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Randolph County, WV according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Davis & Elkins College
151 degrees awarded
Randolph Technical Center
16 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Davis & Elkins College with 151 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 53 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Randolph County, WV, which is 0.465 times less than the 114 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 86 degrees mean that there were 1.41 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 61 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

People in Randolph County, WV have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Randolph County, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Randolph County, WV is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Randolph County, WV was Census Tract 9663 with a value of $67,917, followed by Census Tract 9664 and Census Tract 9659, with respective values of $65,519 and $56,563.

In 2023, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Randolph County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.03%.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9663
Census Tract 9664
Census Tract 9659

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Randolph County, WV was Census Tract 9663 with a value of $67,917, followed by Census Tract 9664 and Census Tract 9659, with respective values of $65,519 and $56,563.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Randolph 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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

10.4k

Number of Households

± 748

The following chart displays the households in Randolph 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 Randolph 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

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.4%)
Carpooled (8.69%)
Worked At Home (7.04%)

In 2023, 76.4% of workers in Randolph County, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.69%) and those who worked at home (7.04%).

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

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Randolph County, WV have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.04% of the workforce in Randolph County, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Randolph 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 Randolph County, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Randolph County, WV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Randolph County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.03%.

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 Randolph 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 Randolph County, WV is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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