Granville, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,257
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
23.9
11.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
45.8%
11.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$31,901
0.356% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$138,300
2.14% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
638
0.314% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Granville, 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.

97.5% of the residents in Granville, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Granville, WV was $138,300, and the homeownership rate was 39.6%.

Most people in Granville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Granville, WV was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Granville, WV is home to a population of 1.26k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.22% of Granville, WV residents were born outside of the country (53 people).

In 2024, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Granville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 94 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 28 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%
2024 Citizenship
97.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Granville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Granville, WV was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Granville, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.08k ± 243
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    94 ± 65
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    28 ± 30
2.15%
Hispanic Population
27 people

In 2024, there were 11.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Granville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 94 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 28 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.15% of the people in Granville, WV are hispanic (27 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Granville, 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

4.22%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
53 people
3.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
45 people

As of 2024, 4.22% of Granville, WV residents (53 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 Granville, WV was 3.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    19 ± 29
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 21

Granville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Granville, WV employs 638 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Granville, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), Accommodation & Food Services (117 people), and Educational Services (80 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,136), Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,018), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,839).

Employment

Occupations

638
2024 Value
± 168
0.314%
1 Year growth
± 38.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Granville, WV grew at a rate of 0.314%, from 636 employees to 638 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Granville, WV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (123 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (102 people), and Management Occupations (64 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Granville, 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

638
2024 Value
± 168
0.314%
1 Year growth
± 38.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Granville, WV grew at a rate of 0.314%, from 636 employees to 638 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Granville, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), Accommodation & Food Services (117 people), and Educational Services (80 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Granville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Granville, 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

$24,167
Median earning men ± $15,007
$24,688
Median earning women ± $14,644

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,082), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($23,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($17,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,571), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,750), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,583).

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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 Granville, WV was $138,300 in 2024, which is 0.416 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,400 to $138,300, a 2.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Granville, WV is 39.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Granville, WV have an average commute time of 15.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Granville, WV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$138,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,225
$224
Median Property Taxes
±$107

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

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

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Rent vs Own

39.6%
Homeownership
2024
55.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 39.6% of the housing units in Granville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 41.9%.

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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.
$31,901
Median Household Income
± $12,733
565
Number of Households
± 160

In 2024, the median household income of the 565 households in Granville, WV declined from $31,901 from the previous year's value of $32,015.

The following chart displays the households in Granville, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Granville, 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 (81.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.2%)
  3. Carpooled (5.6%)

In 2024, 81.3% of workers in Granville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.6%).

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

15.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Granville, WV have a shorter commute time (15.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.21% of the workforce in Granville, 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 Granville, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Granville, WV have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

45.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Granville, WV (576 out of 1.26k 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 Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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% of the population of Granville, WV has health coverage, with 54.7% on employee plans, 18.3% on Medicaid, 5.25% on Medicare, 14.3% on non-group plans, and 0.398% 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, 58.2% were men and 41.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 6.21% under 18 years, 63.2% between 18 and 34 years, 19.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 58.2% were men and 41.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

7%
Uninsured
54.7%
Employer Coverage
18.3%
Medicaid
5.25%
Medicare
14.3%
Non-Group
0.398%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Granville, WV grew by 10.5% from 6.34% to 7%.

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