Chelyan, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

564

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

62.6%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$34,175

64.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$103,500

37.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

188

Population & Diversity

Chelyan, WV is home to a population of 564 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 4.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (467 people) in Chelyan, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 97 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Chelyan, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chelyan, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chelyan, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chelyan, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
467 ± 384
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
97 ± 123
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for West Virginia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,614 ± 1,254 people
Philippines
2,231 ± 1,159 people
India
2,211 ± 1,154 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Mexico, the natal country of 2,614 West Virginia residents, followed by Philippines with 2,231 and India with 2,211.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

11 ± 23

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chelyan, WV.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chelyan, WV was $103,500 in 2024, which is 0.311 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $75,200 to $103,500, a 37.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Chelyan, WV is 95.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$103,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$30,688

$189

Median Property Taxes

±$148

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

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chelyan, 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.

$34,175

Median Household Income

± $24,274

198

Number of Households

± 149

In 2024, the median household income of the 198 households in Chelyan, WV declined from $34,175 from the previous year's value of $96,250.

The following chart displays the households in Chelyan, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chelyan, 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Chelyan, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get 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

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chelyan, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chelyan, WV have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

62.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chelyan, WV (353 out of 564 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 6 - 11, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 15.

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

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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