Moundsville, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

7,869

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.1

0.899% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

22.5%

12.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,048

0.943% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$118,600

Population & Diversity

Moundsville, WV is home to a population of 7.87k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.839% of Moundsville, WV residents were born outside of the country (66 people).

In 2024, there were 34.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.25k people) in Moundsville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 210 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 146 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Moundsville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Moundsville, WV was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Moundsville, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Moundsville, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.25k ± 281
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
210 ± 177
Other (Non-Hispanic)
146 ± 195

2.35%

Hispanic Population

185 people

2.35% of the people in Moundsville, WV are hispanic (185 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Moundsville, WV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for West Virginia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,614 ± 1,254 people
Philippines
2,231 ± 1,159 people
India
2,211 ± 1,154 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Mexico, the natal country of 2,614 West Virginia residents, followed by Philippines with 2,231 and India with 2,211.

Foreign-Born Population

0.839%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

0.857%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

68 people

As of 2024, 0.839% of Moundsville, WV residents (66 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 Moundsville, WV was 0.857%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Moundsville, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
166 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
154 ± 90
Gulf War (1990s)
63 ± 57

Moundsville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Moundsville, WV.

Economy

The economy of Moundsville, WV employs 3.21k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Moundsville, WV were Retail Trade (509 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (456 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (359 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($110,547), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($110,547), and Public Administration ($80,150).

Employment

Occupations

3.21k

2024 Value

± 491

0.691%

1 Year growth

± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moundsville, WV grew at a rate of 0.691%, from 3.19k employees to 3.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Moundsville, WV, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (373 people), Material Moving Occupations (300 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (293 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Moundsville, 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

3.21k

2024 Value

± 491

0.691%

1 Year growth

± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moundsville, WV grew at a rate of 0.691%, from 3.19k employees to 3.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Moundsville, WV, are Retail Trade (509 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (456 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (359 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Moundsville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Moundsville, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,375

Median earning men ± $16,402

$16,875

Median earning women ± $9,008

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($125,109), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($110,547), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,972).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($43,517), Manufacturing ($41,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,770).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Moundsville, WV was $118,600 in 2024, which is 0.356 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,500 to $118,600, a 9.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Moundsville, WV is 71.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Moundsville, WV have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Moundsville, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$118,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,830

$2,428

Median Property Taxes

±$384

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

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

Rent vs Own

71.1%

Homeownership

2024

58.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.1% of the housing units in Moundsville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Moundsville, 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.

$49,048

Median Household Income

± $9,080

3.41k

Number of Households

± 501

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.41k households in Moundsville, WV grew to $49,048 from the previous year's value of $48,590.

The following chart displays the households in Moundsville, 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 Moundsville, 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 (88.2%)
Carpooled (5.46%)
Walked (3.94%)

In 2024, 88.2% of workers in Moundsville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.46%) and those who walked to work (3.94%).

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

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Moundsville, WV have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.711% of the workforce in Moundsville, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Moundsville, WV (1.74k out of 7.74k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Moundsville, WV is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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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