Doddridge County, WV

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2024 Population

7,711

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.55% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.8%

2.23% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,401

6.15% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$160,800

0.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,648

6.86% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Doddridge 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.

99.8% of the residents in Doddridge County, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Doddridge County, WV was $160,800, and the homeownership rate was 88.8%.

Most people in Doddridge County, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Doddridge County, WV was 2 cars per household.

Doddridge County, WV borders Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Tyler County, WV, and Wetzel County, WV.

United States West Virginia Clarksburg, WV

Population & Diversity

Doddridge County, WV is home to a population of 7.71k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.58% of Doddridge County, WV residents were born outside of the country (122 people).

In 2024, there were 37.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.07k people) in Doddridge County, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 189 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 168 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Doddridge County, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.07k ± 106
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
189 ± 104
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
168 ± 104

1.43%

Hispanic Population

110 people

1.43% of the people in Doddridge County, WV are hispanic (110 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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.

Foreign-Born Population

1.58%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

122 people

1.18%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

92 people

As of 2024, 1.58% of Doddridge County, WV residents (122 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 Doddridge County, WV was 1.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Doddridge County, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
161 ± 79
Gulf War (2001-)
113 ± 77
Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 46

Doddridge County, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Doddridge County, WV employs 2.65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Doddridge County, WV were Manufacturing (311 people), Educational Services (254 people), and Utilities (239 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($128,179), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,179), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,240).

Employment

Occupations

2.65k

2024 Value

± 375

−6.86%

1 Year decline

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Doddridge County, WV declined at a rate of −6.86%, from 2.84k employees to 2.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Doddridge County, WV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (334 people), Production Occupations (319 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (299 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Doddridge County, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.65k

2024 Value

± 375

−6.86%

1 Year decline

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Doddridge County, WV declined at a rate of −6.86%, from 2.84k employees to 2.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Doddridge County, WV, are Manufacturing (311 people), Educational Services (254 people), and Utilities (239 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Doddridge County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Doddridge County, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,269

Median earning men ± $6,121

$38,500

Median earning women ± $7,722

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,648), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,978), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,560), Public Administration ($44,018), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,341).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

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

11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
8
Construction
5
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$35.4k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$8.08k
Construction
$2.74k
Transportation and Warehousing

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in West Virginia went to Donald J. Trump with 70% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (28.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.17%).

Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice are the senators currently representing the state of West Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

West Virginia is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Doddridge County, WV. Showing the available data for West Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (70%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (28.1%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.17%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in West Virginia went to Donald J. Trump with 70% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (28.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.17%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in West Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from West Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

Shelley Moore Capito

Senator from West Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Jim Justice

Senator from West Virginia

Assumed office on January 14, 2025
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of West Virginia.

Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice are the senators currently representing West Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in West Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Doddridge County, WV was $160,800 in 2024, which is 0.483 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,000 to $160,800, a 0.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Doddridge County, WV is 88.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Doddridge County, WV have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Doddridge County, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 4.98% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Doddridge County, WV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.72%.

Housing

Property

$160,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,877

$2,268

Median Property Taxes

±$297

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

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

Rent vs Own

88.8%

Homeownership

2024

60.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.8% of the housing units in Doddridge County, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Doddridge County, WV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$57,401

Median Household Income

± $8,074

2.55k

Number of Households

± 325

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.55k households in Doddridge County, WV declined from $57,401 from the previous year's value of $61,164.

The following chart displays the households in Doddridge County, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Doddridge County, 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 (78.5%)
Worked At Home (10%)
Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Doddridge County, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10%) and those who carpooled to work (7.41%).

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

30 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Doddridge County, WV have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in Doddridge County, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 4.98% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Doddridge County, WV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.72%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Doddridge County, WV (985 out of 6.64k 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 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.2% of the children was living in poverty in Doddridge County, WV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.5%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 271 in Doddridge County, WV. From 2019 to 2022, the indicator grew 0 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.5% of the population of Doddridge County, WV has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 24.9% on Medicaid, 19.3% on Medicare, 9.33% on non-group plans, and 1.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Doddridge County, WV see 7,735 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,735 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 7698 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 7680 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,735 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Doddridge County, WV

Primary care physicians in Doddridge County, WV see an average of 7,735 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,735 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Doddridge County, WV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

5.51%

Uninsured

39.2%

Employer Coverage

24.9%

Medicaid

19.3%

Medicare

9.33%

Non-Group

1.73%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Doddridge County, WV declined by 33.8% from 8.33% to 5.51%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Doddridge County, WV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.