Barrackville, WV

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,362
4.76% 1-year decline
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
41.3
9.55% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
1.25%
86.9% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$81,250
23% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$156,400
3.78% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
581
1.57% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Barrackville, WV had a population of 1.36k people with a median age of 41.3 and a median household income of $81,250. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Barrackville, WV declined from 1,430 to 1,362, a −4.76% decrease and its median household income grew from $66,083 to $81,250, a 23% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Barrackville, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.5%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (1.98%), White (Hispanic) (0.734%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (0.661%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.587%).

None of the households in Barrackville, 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.

100% of the residents in Barrackville, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Barrackville, WV was $156,400, and the homeownership rate was 93.5%.

Most people in Barrackville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Barrackville, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Barrackville, WV is home to a population of 1.36k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.22% of Barrackville, WV residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2023, there were 48.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.3k people) in Barrackville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 10 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2023 Citizenship
100%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Barrackville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Barrackville, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barrackville, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.3k ± 285
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    27 ± 27
  3. White (Hispanic)
    10 ± 19
1.4%
Hispanic Population
19 people

In 2023, there were 48.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.3k people) in Barrackville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 10 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.4% of the people in Barrackville, WV are hispanic (19 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Barrackville, WV as a share of the total population.

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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

0.22%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3 people
0.28%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
4 people

As of 2023, 0.22% of Barrackville, WV residents (3 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barrackville, WV was 0.28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    25 ± 29
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    20 ± 23
  3. Korea
    17 ± 29

Barrackville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Barrackville, WV employs 581 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Barrackville, WV were Educational Services (123 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (80 people), and Construction (69 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,417), Finance & Insurance ($115,417), and Manufacturing ($82,857).

Employment

Occupations

581
2023 Value
± 139
1.57%
1 Year growth
± 33.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Barrackville, WV grew at a rate of 1.57%, from 572 employees to 581 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barrackville, WV, are Management Occupations (95 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (88 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (72 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barrackville, WV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

581
2023 Value
± 139
1.57%
1 Year growth
± 33.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Barrackville, WV grew at a rate of 1.57%, from 572 employees to 581 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barrackville, WV, are Educational Services (123 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (80 people), and Construction (69 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barrackville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Barrackville, 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

$81,250
Median earning men ± $11,818
$43,750
Median earning women ± $9,419

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($83,214), Construction ($80,833), and Public Administration ($80,227).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,250), Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,281), and Public Administration ($40,139).

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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%.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.711% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.616% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (563k), Some college (280k), and Secondary Education (213k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Barrackville, WV was $156,400 in 2023, which is 0.515 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $150,700 to $156,400, a 3.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Barrackville, WV is 93.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Barrackville, WV have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barrackville, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$156,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$15,669
$505
Median Property Taxes
±$124

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 Barrackville, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

93.5%
Homeownership
2023
64.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 93.5% of the housing units in Barrackville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89.7%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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

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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.
$81,250
Median Household Income
± $25,930
540
Number of Households
± 126

In 2023, the median household income of the 540 households in Barrackville, WV grew to $81,250 from the previous year's value of $66,083.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barrackville, 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 2023
  1. Drove Alone (81.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.8%)
  3. Carpooled (5.67%)

In 2023, 81.9% of workers in Barrackville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.8%) and those who carpooled to work (5.67%).

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Commute Time

23.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barrackville, WV have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Barrackville, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barrackville, WV (17 out of 1.36k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barrackville, 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

91.3% of the population of Barrackville, WV has health coverage, with 61.5% on employee plans, 5.58% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 5.95% on non-group plans, and 3.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in West Virginia see 1,319 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.61% increase from the previous year (1,273 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1705 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 558 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.4% were men and 53.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.6% under 18 years, 8.88% between 18 and 34 years, 43.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.4% were men and 53.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.66%
Uninsured
61.5%
Employer Coverage
5.58%
Medicaid
15.3%
Medicare
5.95%
Non-Group
3.01%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barrackville, WV declined by 14% from 10.1% to 8.66%.

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