Kenova, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,944
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.6
17.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.99%
13.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$53,683
0.458% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$109,000
10.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,468
1.87% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kenova, 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.

100% of the residents in Kenova, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Kenova, WV was $109,000, and the homeownership rate was 53%.

Most people in Kenova, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Kenova, WV was 1 car per household.

United StatesWest VirginiaWayne County, WVHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OHFIVCO Area Development District PUMA, KYLawrence, Jackson & Gallia Counties PUMA, OHWayne, Logan, Mingo, Boone, Wyoming, Lincoln, McDowell Counties PUMA, WV

Population & Diversity

Kenova, WV is home to a population of 2.94k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Kenova, WV residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.63k people) in Kenova, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 160 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 117 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Kenova, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kenova, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kenova, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.63k ± 149
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    160 ± 87
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    117 ± 88
0.781%
Hispanic Population
23 people

In 2024, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.63k people) in Kenova, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 160 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 117 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.781% of the people in Kenova, WV are hispanic (23 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kenova, 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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    156 ± 115
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 35
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    17 ± 33

Kenova, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kenova, WV employs 1.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kenova, WV were Accommodation & Food Services (563 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (287 people), and Retail Trade (154 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,457), Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,636), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,776).

Employment

Occupations

1.47k
2024 Value
± 394
1.87%
1 Year growth
± 39%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kenova, WV grew at a rate of 1.87%, from 1.44k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kenova, WV, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (415 people), Management Occupations (181 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kenova, 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

1.47k
2024 Value
± 394
1.87%
1 Year growth
± 39%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kenova, WV grew at a rate of 1.87%, from 1.44k employees to 1.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kenova, WV, are Accommodation & Food Services (563 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (287 people), and Retail Trade (154 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kenova, WV, though some of these residents may live in Kenova, 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

$30,906
Median earning men ± $10,765
$22,281
Median earning women ± $12,513

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,945), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,292), and Retail Trade ($19,911).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,987) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($19,426).

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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 Kenova, WV was $109,000 in 2024, which is 0.328 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $98,700 to $109,000, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Kenova, WV is 53%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kenova, WV have an average commute time of 10.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kenova, WV is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$109,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,540
$717
Median Property Taxes
±$247

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

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

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Rent vs Own

53%
Homeownership
2024
71.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 53% of the housing units in Kenova, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.3%.

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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.
$53,683
Median Household Income
± $9,182
1.35k
Number of Households
± 368

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.35k households in Kenova, WV grew to $53,683 from the previous year's value of $53,438.

The following chart displays the households in Kenova, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kenova, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in West Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (45.5%)
  2. Walked (38.8%)
  3. Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2024, 45.5% of workers in Kenova, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (38.8%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

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

10.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kenova, WV have a shorter commute time (10.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kenova, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kenova, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kenova, WV have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kenova, WV (263 out of 2.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 15 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

91.1% of the population of Kenova, WV has health coverage, with 32.1% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 20.8% on non-group plans, and 4.62% 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, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.3% under 18 years, 29.6% between 18 and 34 years, 30.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.93%
Uninsured
32.1%
Employer Coverage
15.9%
Medicaid
17.6%
Medicare
20.8%
Non-Group
4.62%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kenova, WV grew by 2.29% from 8.73% to 8.93%.

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