Capon Bridge, WV

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2024 Population
497
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
31.9
1.54% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
23.8%
1.08% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$64,306
5.61% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$251,600
6.84% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
242
24.7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Capon Bridge, 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.

99.8% of the residents in Capon Bridge, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Capon Bridge, WV was $251,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.2%.

Most people in Capon Bridge, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Capon Bridge, WV was 3 cars per household.

United StatesWest VirginiaHampshire County, WVWinchester, VA-WVMineral, Hampshire, Morgan, Hardy, Grant, Tucker, Pendleton Counties PUMA, WV

Population & Diversity

Capon Bridge, WV is home to a population of 497 people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.201% of Capon Bridge, WV residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2024, there were 496 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (496 people) in Capon Bridge, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Capon Bridge, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Capon Bridge, WV was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Capon Bridge, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    496 ± 192
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    1 ± 3
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 13
0.201%
Hispanic Population
1 people

In 2024, there were 496 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (496 people) in Capon Bridge, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.201% of the people in Capon Bridge, WV are hispanic (1 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Capon Bridge, 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

0.201%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1 people
0.494%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2 people

As of 2024, 0.201% of Capon Bridge, WV residents (1 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 Capon Bridge, WV was 0.494%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    16 ± 18
  2. Vietnam
    12 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    3 ± 14

Capon Bridge, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Capon Bridge, WV employs 242 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Capon Bridge, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (55 people), Retail Trade (43 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (32 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($68,750), Public Administration ($66,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,125).

Employment

Occupations

242
2024 Value
± 93
24.7%
1 Year growth
± 47.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Capon Bridge, WV grew at a rate of 24.7%, from 194 employees to 242 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Capon Bridge, WV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (36 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (28 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (23 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Capon Bridge, 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

242
2024 Value
± 93
24.7%
1 Year growth
± 47.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Capon Bridge, WV grew at a rate of 24.7%, from 194 employees to 242 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Capon Bridge, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (55 people), Retail Trade (43 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (32 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Capon Bridge, WV, though some of these residents may live in Capon Bridge, 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

$49,516
Median earning men ± $2,501
$28,250
Median earning women ± $12,214

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($67,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,417), and Manufacturing ($52,115).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($110,536), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,625).

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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 Capon Bridge, WV was $251,600 in 2024, which is 0.756 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $235,500 to $251,600, a 6.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Capon Bridge, WV is 75.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Capon Bridge, WV have an average commute time of 34.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Capon Bridge, WV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$251,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$40,826
$103
Median Property Taxes
±$41

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 Capon Bridge, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

75.2%
Homeownership
2024
61.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.2% of the housing units in Capon Bridge, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

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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.
$64,306
Median Household Income
± $16,678
137
Number of Households
± 46

In 2024, the median household income of the 137 households in Capon Bridge, WV declined from $64,306 from the previous year's value of $68,125.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Capon Bridge, 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 (78.7%)
  2. Carpooled (12.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (8%)

In 2024, 78.7% of workers in Capon Bridge, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.4%) and those who worked at home (8%).

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

34.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Capon Bridge, WV have a longer commute time (34.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.86% of the workforce in Capon Bridge, 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 Capon Bridge, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Capon Bridge, WV have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Capon Bridge, WV (117 out of 491 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 15.

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

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

87.9% of the population of Capon Bridge, WV has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 20.7% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 3.22% on non-group plans, and 1.21% 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, 59.4% were men and 40.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.8% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 31% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 59.4% were men and 40.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.1%
Uninsured
52.1%
Employer Coverage
20.7%
Medicaid
10.7%
Medicare
3.22%
Non-Group
1.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Capon Bridge, WV grew by 68.6% from 7.16% to 12.1%.

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