Hedgesville, WV

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US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

32.9

1.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

4.01%

64% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$190,200

1.44% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

215

25.7% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Hedgesville, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Hedgesville, WV was $190,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Hedgesville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Hedgesville, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Hedgesville, WV employs 215 people. The largest industries in Hedgesville, WV are , and the highest paying industries are Construction ($67,500), Public Administration ($65,417), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,875).

Employment

Occupations

215

2023 Value

± 100

25.7%

1 Year growth

± 59.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hedgesville, WV, are Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (33 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (28 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (23 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hedgesville, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in West Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

215

2023 Value

± 100

25.7%

1 Year growth

± 59.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hedgesville, WV, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hedgesville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Hedgesville, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hedgesville, WV was $190,200 in 2023, which is 0.627 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $187,500 to $190,200, a 1.44% increase. The homeownership rate in Hedgesville, WV is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Hedgesville, WV have an average commute time of 33.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hedgesville, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$190,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$26,547

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Median Property Taxes

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

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

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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43.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Hedgesville, WV colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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124

Number of Households

± 61

The following chart displays the households in Hedgesville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hedgesville, WV is from West Virginia.

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.447

2021 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 1. 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 2023

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Worked At Home (19%)
Carpooled (3.81%)

In 2023, 75.7% of workers in Hedgesville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19%) and those who carpooled to work (3.81%).

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

33.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hedgesville, WV have a longer commute time (33.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.94% of the workforce in Hedgesville, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hedgesville, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hedgesville, WV (14 out of 349 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

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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
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.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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