Inwood, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,794
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.7
1.42% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.5%
27.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$84,286
2.45% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$268,400
0.593% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,304
14.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Inwood, 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.

95.7% of the residents in Inwood, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Inwood, WV was $268,400, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Inwood, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Inwood, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Inwood, WV is home to a population of 2.79k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.5% of Inwood, WV residents were born outside of the country (293 people).

In 2024, there were 12.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.25k people) in Inwood, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 174 Other (Hispanic) and 130 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Inwood, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Inwood, WV was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Inwood, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.25k ± 539
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    174 ± 151
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    130 ± 91
8.88%
Hispanic Population
248 people

In 2024, there were 12.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.25k people) in Inwood, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 174 Other (Hispanic) and 130 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.88% of the people in Inwood, WV are hispanic (248 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Inwood, 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

10.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
293 people
6.53%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
170 people

As of 2024, 10.5% of Inwood, WV residents (293 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 Inwood, WV was 6.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    46 ± 50
  2. Vietnam
    46 ± 56
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    39 ± 38

Inwood, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Inwood, WV employs 1.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Inwood, WV were Retail Trade (235 people), Public Administration (205 people), and Construction (173 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($93,242), Educational Services ($90,066), and Finance & Insurance ($89,722).

Employment

Occupations

1.3k
2024 Value
± 278
14.9%
1 Year growth
± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Inwood, WV grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 1.14k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Inwood, WV, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (157 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (145 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Inwood, 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

1.3k
2024 Value
± 278
14.9%
1 Year growth
± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Inwood, WV grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 1.14k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Inwood, WV, are Retail Trade (235 people), Public Administration (205 people), and Construction (173 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Inwood, WV, though some of these residents may live in Inwood, 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

$65,179
Median earning men ± $28,573
$61,429
Median earning women ± $34,621

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($101,125), Construction ($85,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,802).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,559), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,958), and Retail Trade ($23,333).

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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 Inwood, WV was $268,400 in 2024, which is 0.807 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $270,000 to $268,400, a 0.593% decrease. The homeownership rate in Inwood, WV is 84.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Inwood, WV have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Inwood, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$268,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,293
$983
Median Property Taxes
±$239

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

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

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Rent vs Own

84.3%
Homeownership
2024
64.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.3% of the housing units in Inwood, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

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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.
$84,286
Median Household Income
± $16,744
1.17k
Number of Households
± 282

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.17k households in Inwood, WV grew to $84,286 from the previous year's value of $82,267.

The following chart displays the households in Inwood, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Inwood, 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 (71.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (14%)
  3. Carpooled (12.7%)

In 2024, 71.7% of workers in Inwood, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (12.7%).

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

32.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Inwood, WV have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.5% of the workforce in Inwood, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Inwood, WV (398 out of 2.75k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Inwood, WV is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

96.7% of the population of Inwood, WV has health coverage, with 48.3% on employee plans, 21.7% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.322% 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, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 22.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.33%
Uninsured
48.3%
Employer Coverage
21.7%
Medicaid
14.8%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
0.322%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Inwood, WV declined by 78.2% from 15.3% to 3.33%.

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