East Bank, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
850
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
43.4
6.37% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.9%
8.57% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$72,875
2.76% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$98,000
11.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
434
11.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in East Bank, 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 East Bank, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in East Bank, WV was $98,000, and the homeownership rate was 74.5%.

Most people in East Bank, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.9 minutes. The average car ownership in East Bank, WV was 2 cars per household.

United StatesWest VirginiaKanawha County, WVCharleston, WVKanawha County PUMA, WV

Population & Diversity

East Bank, WV is home to a population of 850 people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.53% of East Bank, WV residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2024, there were 4.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (679 people) in East Bank, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 163 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 5 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of East Bank, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Bank, WV was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Bank, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    679 ± 189
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    163 ± 143
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5 ± 9
0.353%
Hispanic Population
3 people

In 2024, there were 4.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (679 people) in East Bank, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 163 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 5 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.353% of the people in East Bank, WV are hispanic (3 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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

1.53%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13 people
0.773%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6 people

As of 2024, 1.53% of East Bank, WV residents (13 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 East Bank, WV was 0.773%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    28 ± 29
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    25 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    15 ± 16

East Bank, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of East Bank, WV employs 434 people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Bank, WV were Utilities (142 people), Public Administration (64 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($180,156), Manufacturing ($70,556), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,453).

Employment

Occupations

434
2024 Value
± 179
11.3%
1 Year growth
± 53.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Bank, WV grew at a rate of 11.3%, from 390 employees to 434 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Bank, WV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (161 people), Material Moving Occupations (47 people), and Production Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Bank, 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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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

434
2024 Value
± 179
11.3%
1 Year growth
± 53.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Bank, WV grew at a rate of 11.3%, from 390 employees to 434 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Bank, WV, are Utilities (142 people), Public Administration (64 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Bank, WV, though some of these residents may live in East Bank, 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

$45,625
Median earning men ± $14,801
$50,068
Median earning women ± $21,862

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,773), Manufacturing ($70,556), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($38,564), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($24,167), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,333).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in East Bank, WV was $98,000 in 2024, which is 0.295 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,600 to $98,000, a 11.9% increase. The homeownership rate in East Bank, WV is 74.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Bank, WV have an average commute time of 36.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Bank, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$98,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,103
$239
Median Property Taxes
±$94

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

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

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Rent vs Own

74.5%
Homeownership
2024
56.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.5% of the housing units in East Bank, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.8%.

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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.
$72,875
Median Household Income
± $32,424
321
Number of Households
± 96

In 2024, the median household income of the 321 households in East Bank, WV grew to $72,875 from the previous year's value of $70,917.

The following chart displays the households in East Bank, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Bank, 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 (51.8%)
  2. Public Transit (39%)
  3. Carpooled (5.73%)

In 2024, 51.8% of workers in East Bank, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (39%) and those who carpooled to work (5.73%).

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

36.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Bank, WV have a longer commute time (36.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in East Bank, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Bank, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Bank, WV have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Bank, WV (118 out of 850 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Bank, WV is White, followed by Black 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

96.2% of the population of East Bank, WV has health coverage, with 44.7% on employee plans, 21.2% on Medicaid, 14.3% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 1.77% 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, 42.2% were men and 57.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.1% under 18 years, 28.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.2% were men and 57.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.77%
Uninsured
44.7%
Employer Coverage
21.2%
Medicaid
14.3%
Medicare
14.3%
Non-Group
1.77%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Bank, WV declined by 15.2% from 4.45% to 3.77%.

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