Grantsville, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
401
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.8
2.58% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
48.5%
5.69% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$28,438
1.09% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$55,800
26.4% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
63
19.2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Grantsville, 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.

99.3% of the residents in Grantsville, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Grantsville, WV was $55,800, and the homeownership rate was 76.9%.

Most people in Grantsville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Grantsville, WV was 1 car per household.

United StatesWest VirginiaCalhoun County, WVJackson, Nicholas, Roane, Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV

Population & Diversity

Grantsville, WV is home to a population of 401 people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.748% of Grantsville, WV residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 21.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (370 people) in Grantsville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17 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

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Grantsville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grantsville, WV was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grantsville, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    370 ± 158
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    17 ± 21
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5 ± 7

In 2024, there were 21.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (370 people) in Grantsville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17 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.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grantsville, 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

0.748%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3 people
0.361%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2 people

As of 2024, 0.748% of Grantsville, WV residents (3 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 Grantsville, WV was 0.361%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    13 ± 23
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1 ± 13

Grantsville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Grantsville, WV employs 63 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grantsville, WV were Public Administration (25 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (11 people), and Manufacturing (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($64,875), Educational Services ($58,438), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,750).

Employment

Occupations

63
2024 Value
± 87
−19.2%
1 Year decline
± 220%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grantsville, WV declined at a rate of −19.2%, from 78 employees to 63 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grantsville, WV, are Health Technologists & Technicians (12 people), Production Occupations (10 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (10 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grantsville, 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

63
2024 Value
± 87
−19.2%
1 Year decline
± 220%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grantsville, WV declined at a rate of −19.2%, from 78 employees to 63 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grantsville, WV, are Public Administration (25 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (11 people), and Manufacturing (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grantsville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Grantsville, 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

$55,833
Median earning men ± $28,286
$28,750
Median earning women ± $62,950

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,750).

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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 Grantsville, WV was $55,800 in 2024, which is 0.168 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $75,800 to $55,800, a 26.4% decrease. The homeownership rate in Grantsville, WV is 76.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grantsville, WV have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grantsville, WV is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$55,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$43,154
$113
Median Property Taxes
±$61

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

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

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Rent vs Own

76.9%
Homeownership
2024
62.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.9% of the housing units in Grantsville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73%.

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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.
$28,438
Median Household Income
± $15,964
147
Number of Households
± 63

In 2024, the median household income of the 147 households in Grantsville, WV declined from $28,438 from the previous year's value of $28,750.

The following chart displays the households in Grantsville, 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 Grantsville, 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 (95.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (4.76%)

In 2024, 95.2% of workers in Grantsville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (4.76%) 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.

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Commute Time

27.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grantsville, WV have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Grantsville, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Grantsville, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grantsville, WV have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

48.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grantsville, WV (182 out of 375 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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Health

93.9% of the population of Grantsville, WV has health coverage, with 22% on employee plans, 54.6% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 2.39% on non-group plans, and 2.92% 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, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.1%
Uninsured
22%
Employer Coverage
54.6%
Medicaid
11.9%
Medicare
2.39%
Non-Group
2.92%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grantsville, WV grew by 0.854% from 6.05% to 6.1%.

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