Great Cacapon, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

587

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

0.257% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

36.8%

25.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,173

20.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$81,900

Economy

The economy of Great Cacapon, WV employs 301 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Great Cacapon, WV were Retail Trade (117 people), Manufacturing (81 people), and Construction (47 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($43,565) and Retail Trade ($19,968).

Employment

Occupations

301

2024 Value

± 156

−12%

1 Year decline

± 83.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Cacapon, WV declined at a rate of −12%, from 342 employees to 301 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Great Cacapon, WV, are Sales & Related Occupations (117 people), Production Occupations (54 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (47 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Great Cacapon, 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

301

2024 Value

± 156

−12%

1 Year decline

± 83.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Great Cacapon, WV declined at a rate of −12%, from 342 employees to 301 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Great Cacapon, WV, are Retail Trade (117 people), Manufacturing (81 people), and Construction (47 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Great Cacapon, WV, though some of these residents may live in Great Cacapon, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,516

Median earning men ± $4,358

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($43,565).

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Great Cacapon, WV was $81,900 in 2024, which is 0.246 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,500 to $81,900, a 27.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Great Cacapon, WV is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$81,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$75,304

$163

Median Property Taxes

±$91

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

65.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Great Cacapon, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Great Cacapon, 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.

$53,173

Median Household Income

± $9,099

163

Number of Households

± 84

In 2024, the median household income of the 163 households in Great Cacapon, WV grew to $53,173 from the previous year's value of $44,267.

The following chart displays the households in Great Cacapon, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Great Cacapon, 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 (70.8%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Other (9.63%)

In 2024, 70.8% of workers in Great Cacapon, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (9.63%).

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

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

36.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Great Cacapon, WV (216 out of 587 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 Females 35 - 44 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Great Cacapon, WV is White, followed by Hispanic 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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