Pocahontas County, WV

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US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

20.8%

2.36% 1-year increase

About

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None of the households in Pocahontas County, 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.

99.9% of the residents in Pocahontas County, WV are U.S. citizens.

Pocahontas County, WV borders Bath County, VA, Highland County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Randolph County, WV, and Webster County, WV.

United States West Virginia

Population & Diversity

Pocahontas County, WV is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Pocahontas County, WV residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Pocahontas County, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

99.9%

2022 Citizenship

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
291 ± 89
Gulf War (1990s)
162 ± 80
Korea
68 ± 48

Pocahontas County, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pocahontas County, WV employs N/A people. The largest industries in Pocahontas County, WV are , and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($117,143), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($101,000), and Utilities ($73,125).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pocahontas County, WV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (423 people), Material Moving Occupations (256 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (222 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pocahontas County, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pocahontas County, WV, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pocahontas County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Pocahontas County, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($117,143), Information ($82,788), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,231).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($43,430), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($43,313), and Manufacturing ($43,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in West Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

30
Construction
18
Retail Trade
17
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$27.4k
Accommodation and Food Services
$15.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$10.7k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.661% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.559% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (549k), Some college (279k), and Secondary Education (210k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Pocahontas County, WV is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Pocahontas County, WV was Census Tract 9603 with a value of $51,250, followed by Census Tract 9601.02 and Census Tract 9601.01, with respective values of $46,131 and $41,250.

In 2023, 6.94% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pocahontas County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.36%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pocahontas County, WV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9603
Census Tract 9601.02
Census Tract 9601.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pocahontas County, WV was Census Tract 9603 with a value of $51,250, followed by Census Tract 9601.02 and Census Tract 9601.01, with respective values of $46,131 and $41,250.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pocahontas County, WV colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Pocahontas County, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pocahontas County, WV is from West Virginia.

0.449

2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.447

2021 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 1. 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

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Pocahontas County, WV N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pocahontas County, WV have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Pocahontas County, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 6.94% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pocahontas County, WV. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.36%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pocahontas County, WV (1.56k out of 7.49k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pocahontas County, 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Pocahontas County, WV has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pocahontas County, WV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.