MacArthur, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

1,493

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.5

17.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

36.4%

23.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$35,650

32.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$160,800

Economy

The economy of MacArthur, WV employs 603 people. In 2024, the largest industries in MacArthur, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (75 people), and Construction (70 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($26,862), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($25,938), and Retail Trade ($15,278).

Employment

Occupations

603

2024 Value

± 247

15.1%

1 Year growth

± 52.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in MacArthur, WV grew at a rate of 15.1%, from 524 employees to 603 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in MacArthur, WV, are Healthcare Support Occupations (131 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (83 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (77 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of MacArthur, 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

603

2024 Value

± 247

15.1%

1 Year growth

± 52.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in MacArthur, WV grew at a rate of 15.1%, from 524 employees to 603 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in MacArthur, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (75 people), and Construction (70 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of MacArthur, WV, though some of these residents may live in MacArthur, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,492

Median earning men ± $13,156

$6,865

Median earning women ± $5,383

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($26,862) and Retail Trade ($16,181).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($6,310).

Housing & Living

The median property value in MacArthur, WV was $160,800 in 2024, which is 0.483 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $126,700 to $160,800, a 26.9% increase. The homeownership rate in MacArthur, WV is 84.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in MacArthur, WV have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in MacArthur, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$160,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,240

$527

Median Property Taxes

±$206

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.1% of the housing units in MacArthur, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in MacArthur, 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.

$35,650

Median Household Income

± $11,065

627

Number of Households

± 214

In 2024, the median household income of the 627 households in MacArthur, WV grew to $35,650 from the previous year's value of $26,824.

The following chart displays the households in MacArthur, 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for MacArthur, 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 (92.2%)
Worked At Home (7.79%)

In 2024, 92.2% of workers in MacArthur, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.79%) 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

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in MacArthur, WV have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in MacArthur, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

36.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in MacArthur, WV (543 out of 1.49k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 16 - 17.

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