Bud, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

644

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.3

0.374% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

54% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$25,548

2023 Median Property Value

$52,300

Housing & Living

Housing

Property

$52,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$50,503

$105

Median Property Taxes

±$78

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

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$25,548

Median Household Income

± $16,520

185

Number of Households

± 118

The following chart displays the households in Bud, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bud, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (87.9%)
Worked At Home (12.1%)

In 2024, 87.9% of workers in Bud, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

5 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bud, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bud, WV have 5 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bud, WV (80 out of 644 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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