Benwood, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,230
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
51.6
9.55% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
29.3%
17.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$43,636
10.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$74,900
17.1% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
659
2.65% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Benwood, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Benwood, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Benwood, WV was $74,900, and the homeownership rate was 63.3%.

Most people in Benwood, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Benwood, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Benwood, WV is home to a population of 1.23k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.894% of Benwood, WV residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 23.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.12k people) in Benwood, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Benwood, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Benwood, WV was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Benwood, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.12k ± 186
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    47 ± 45
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    23 ± 18
0.569%
Hispanic Population
7 people

In 2024, there were 23.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.12k people) in Benwood, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.569% of the people in Benwood, WV are hispanic (7 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Benwood, 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

0.894%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11 people
1.02%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
12 people

As of 2024, 0.894% of Benwood, WV residents (11 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 Benwood, WV was 1.02%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    91 ± 69
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    7 ± 16
  3. Korea
    3 ± 14

Benwood, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Benwood, WV employs 659 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Benwood, WV were Retail Trade (145 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), and Construction (84 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($63,333), Public Administration ($51,667), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,333).

Employment

Occupations

659
2024 Value
± 147
2.65%
1 Year growth
± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benwood, WV grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 642 employees to 659 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benwood, WV, are Production Occupations (91 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (83 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benwood, 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

659
2024 Value
± 147
2.65%
1 Year growth
± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benwood, WV grew at a rate of 2.65%, from 642 employees to 659 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benwood, WV, are Retail Trade (145 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), and Construction (84 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benwood, WV, though some of these residents may live in Benwood, 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

$29,531
Median earning men ± $9,461
$29,875
Median earning women ± $3,446

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,625), Wholesale Trade ($53,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,229), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,194), and Retail Trade ($31,071).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Benwood, WV was $74,900 in 2024, which is 0.225 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $90,400 to $74,900, a 17.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Benwood, WV is 63.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Benwood, WV have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benwood, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$74,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,980
$405
Median Property Taxes
±$121

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

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

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Rent vs Own

63.3%
Homeownership
2024
44%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63.3% of the housing units in Benwood, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.4%.

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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.
$43,636
Median Household Income
± $12,515
640
Number of Households
± 131

In 2024, the median household income of the 640 households in Benwood, WV grew to $43,636 from the previous year's value of $39,474.

The following chart displays the households in Benwood, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Benwood, 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 (77.5%)
  2. Carpooled (14.4%)
  3. Walked (5.63%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Benwood, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.4%) and those who walked to work (5.63%).

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

20.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benwood, WV have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.69% of the workforce in Benwood, 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 Benwood, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benwood, WV have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benwood, WV (360 out of 1.23k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 35 - 44.

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

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Health

93.3% of the population of Benwood, WV has health coverage, with 40.1% on employee plans, 26.9% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 2.44% 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, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.5% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.67%
Uninsured
40.1%
Employer Coverage
26.9%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
2.44%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Benwood, WV grew by 37.2% from 4.86% to 6.67%.

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