Idamay, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

575

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

65.1

2.52% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.7%

113% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$98,953

1.69% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$111,200

Economy

The economy of Idamay, WV employs 236 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Idamay, WV were Other Services, Except Public Administration (148 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people), and Educational Services (21 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,226).

Employment

Occupations

236

2024 Value

± 189

−24.8%

1 Year decline

± 137%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Idamay, WV declined at a rate of −24.8%, from 314 employees to 236 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Idamay, WV, are Community & Social Service Occupations (148 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (21 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (21 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Idamay, 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

236

2024 Value

± 189

−24.8%

1 Year decline

± 137%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Idamay, WV declined at a rate of −24.8%, from 314 employees to 236 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Idamay, WV, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (148 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people), and Educational Services (21 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Idamay, WV, though some of these residents may live in Idamay, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Idamay, WV was $111,200 in 2024, which is 0.334 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,400 to $111,200, a 2.8% decrease. The homeownership rate in Idamay, WV is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Idamay, WV have an average commute time of 16.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Idamay, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,349

$308

Median Property Taxes

±$180

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Idamay, 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 Idamay, 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.

$98,953

Median Household Income

± $36,176

308

Number of Households

± 179

In 2024, the median household income of the 308 households in Idamay, WV grew to $98,953 from the previous year's value of $97,311.

The following chart displays the households in Idamay, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Idamay, 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Idamay, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get 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.

Commute Time

16.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Idamay, WV have a shorter commute time (16.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Idamay, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Idamay, WV (102 out of 575 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 12 - 14, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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