Alum Creek, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,749
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.1
1.03% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11%
15.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$74,231
2.74% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$159,300
0.252% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
760
23.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Alum Creek, 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.

91.7% of the residents in Alum Creek, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Alum Creek, WV was $159,300, and the homeownership rate was 91.2%.

Most people in Alum Creek, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Alum Creek, WV was 3 cars per household.

United StatesWest VirginiaKanawha County, WVLincoln County, WVCharleston, WVHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHKanawha County PUMA, WVWayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV

Population & Diversity

Alum Creek, WV is home to a population of 1.75k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.29% of Alum Creek, WV residents were born outside of the country (145 people).

In 2024, there were 11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.59k people) in Alum Creek, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 145 Other (Hispanic) and 12 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.7%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Alum Creek, WV residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alum Creek, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alum Creek, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.59k ± 392
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    145 ± 187
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    12 ± 17
8.29%
Hispanic Population
145 people

In 2024, there were 11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.59k people) in Alum Creek, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 145 Other (Hispanic) and 12 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.29% of the people in Alum Creek, WV are hispanic (145 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    2,277 ± 1,171 people
  2. Mexico
    2,211 ± 1,154 people
  3. Germany
    1,987 ± 1,094 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was India, the natal country of 2,277 West Virginia residents, followed by Mexico with 2,211 and Germany with 1,987.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
145 people

As of 2024, 8.29% of Alum Creek, WV residents (145 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alum Creek, WV was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
132 ± 87

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Economy

The economy of Alum Creek, WV employs 760 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alum Creek, WV were Accommodation & Food Services (124 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (108 people), and Manufacturing (101 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($112,572), Construction ($54,659), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,744).

Employment

Occupations

760
2024 Value
± 247
23.4%
1 Year growth
± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alum Creek, WV grew at a rate of 23.4%, from 616 employees to 760 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alum Creek, WV, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (162 people), Material Moving Occupations (101 people), and Production Occupations (89 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alum Creek, WV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

760
2024 Value
± 247
23.4%
1 Year growth
± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alum Creek, WV grew at a rate of 23.4%, from 616 employees to 760 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alum Creek, WV, are Accommodation & Food Services (124 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (108 people), and Manufacturing (101 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alum Creek, WV, though some of these residents may live in Alum Creek, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,954
Median earning men ± $17,663
$25,464
Median earning women ± $27,392

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($112,861) and Construction ($54,659).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,744).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Alum Creek, WV was $159,300 in 2024, which is 0.479 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $158,900 to $159,300, a 0.252% increase. The homeownership rate in Alum Creek, WV is 91.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alum Creek, WV have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alum Creek, WV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$159,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$66,030
$505
Median Property Taxes
±$166

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alum Creek, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alum Creek, WV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

91.2%
Homeownership
2024
65.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 91.2% of the housing units in Alum Creek, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,231
Median Household Income
± $42,804
554
Number of Households
± 175

In 2024, the median household income of the 554 households in Alum Creek, WV grew to $74,231 from the previous year's value of $72,250.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alum Creek, WV is from West Virginia.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia
0.449
2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.39% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.7%)
  2. Walked (10.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.07%)

In 2024, 86.7% of workers in Alum Creek, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (3.07%).

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.

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Commute Time

27 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alum Creek, WV have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Alum Creek, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alum Creek, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alum Creek, WV have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alum Creek, WV (193 out of 1.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alum Creek, WV is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

84.3% of the population of Alum Creek, WV has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 17.8% on Medicaid, 19% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in West Virginia see 1,319 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,319 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1705 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 506 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.3% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 45.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.7%
Uninsured
37%
Employer Coverage
17.8%
Medicaid
19%
Medicare
10.5%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alum Creek, WV grew by 81.6% from 8.63% to 15.7%.

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