Lesage, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

1,329

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.2

16.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

34.7%

27% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$38,944

16.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$221,900

Economy

The economy of Lesage, WV employs 613 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lesage, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (310 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (97 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (77 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,506), Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,506), and Retail Trade ($10,795).

Employment

Occupations

613

2024 Value

± 217

−5.26%

1 Year decline

± 53.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lesage, WV declined at a rate of −5.26%, from 647 employees to 613 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lesage, WV, are Management Occupations (152 people), Sales & Related Occupations (107 people), and Health Technologists & Technicians (77 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lesage, 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

613

2024 Value

± 217

−5.26%

1 Year decline

± 53.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lesage, WV declined at a rate of −5.26%, from 647 employees to 613 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lesage, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (310 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (97 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (77 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lesage, WV, though some of these residents may live in Lesage, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,271

Median earning men ± $18,060

$20,921

Median earning women ± $17,681

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,052).

Housing & Living

People in Lesage, WV have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lesage, WV is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$221,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$202,534

$218

Median Property Taxes

±$117

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

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

Rent vs Own

38.2%

Homeownership

2024

45.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 38.2% of the housing units in Lesage, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 30.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lesage, 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.

$38,944

Median Household Income

± $34,481

570

Number of Households

± 200

In 2023, the median household income of the 570 households in Lesage, WV declined from $38,944 from the previous year's value of $46,693.

The following chart displays the households in Lesage, 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 Lesage, 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 (85.4%)
Worked At Home (14.6%)

In 2024, 85.4% of workers in Lesage, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled 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

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lesage, WV have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lesage, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lesage, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lesage, WV have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lesage, WV (445 out of 1.28k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females < 5.

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

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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