Boone County, WV

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2023 Population

21,312

1.81% 1-year decline

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$90,300

3.44% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Boone County, WV had a population of 21.3k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Boone County, WV declined from 21,705 to 21,312, a −1.81% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Boone 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Boone County, WV was $90,300, and the homeownership rate was 79.1%.

Most people in Boone County, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Boone County, WV was 2 cars per household.

Boone County, WV borders Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, and Wyoming County, WV.

United States West Virginia Charleston, WV

Economy

The economy of Boone County, WV employs N/A people. The largest industries in Boone County, WV are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,329 people), Retail Trade (822 people), and Educational Services (763 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($105,625), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,594), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,552).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boone County, WV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (932 people), Sales & Related Occupations (843 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (840 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boone 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 Boone County, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,329 people), Retail Trade (822 people), and Educational Services (763 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boone County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Boone County, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,546

Median earning men ± $7,963

$33,750

Median earning women ± $3,411

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,552), Public Administration ($82,930), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,102).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($57,628), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,964), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,993).

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

21
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17
Retail Trade
15
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

$161k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$46k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$19.9k
Retail Trade

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

Education

In 2022, universities in Boone County, WV awarded 127 degrees. The student population of Boone County, WV in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 24 male students and 24 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 48 students enrolled in Boone County, WV, 50% men and 50% women.

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Completions

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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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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

The median property value in Boone County, WV was $90,300 in 2023, which is 0.298 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $87,300 to $90,300, a 3.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Boone County, WV is 79.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Boone County, WV have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boone County, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$90,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,645

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Median Property Taxes

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

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

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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7.89k

Number of Households

± 620

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boone County, WV is from Boone County, WV.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Boone County, WV across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.6%)
Carpooled (7.31%)
Walked (5.38%)

In 2023, 81.6% of workers in Boone County, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.31%) and those who walked to work (5.38%).

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

33 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boone County, WV have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.83% of the workforce in Boone County, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 28.2% of the children was living in poverty in Boone County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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 Boone 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.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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