Prince, WV

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2023 Population

35.8% 1-year decline

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

62.5

1.5k% 1-year increase

2022 Median Property Value

$83,700

2023 Employed Population

About

In 2023, Prince, WV had a population of 34 people with a median age of 62.5 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Prince, WV declined from 53 to 34, a −35.8% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Prince, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (100%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Prince, 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 Prince, WV are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Prince, WV was $83,700, and the homeownership rate was 100%.

Most people in Prince, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Prince, WV was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Prince, WV is home to a population of 34 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Prince, WV residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34 people) in Prince, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 White (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Prince, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Prince, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prince, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
34 ± 42
White (Hispanic)
0 ± 13
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Prince, 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
2,064 ± 1,115 people
Germany
1,923 ± 1,076 people
China
1,815 ± 1,045 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Mexico, the natal country of 2,064 West Virginia residents, followed by Germany with 1,923 and China with 1,815.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18
Vietnam
0 ± 23

Prince, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), NaNN times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Prince, WV employs 34 people. The largest industries in Prince, WV are Retail Trade (26 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (8 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (0 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in West Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,743. The income inequality in West Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2023 Value

± 99

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Prince, WV stayed at a rate of 0%, from 34 employees to 34 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prince, WV, are Sales & Related Occupations (26 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (8 people), and Management Occupations (0 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prince, 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

2023 Value

± 99

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Prince, WV stayed at a rate of 0%, from 34 employees to 34 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prince, WV, are Retail Trade (26 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (8 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (0 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prince, WV, though some of these residents may live in Prince, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

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

The median property value in Prince, WV was $83,700 in 2022, which is 0.276 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between N/A and 2022 the median property value increased from N/A to $83,700, a N/A N/A. The homeownership rate in Prince, WV is 100%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Prince, WV have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prince, WV is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$83,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$43,561

$34

Median Property Taxes

±$60

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

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Prince, 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.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

Number of Households

± 64

In N/A, the median household income of the 34 households in Prince, WV N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Prince, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prince, 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 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Walked (23.5%)
Carpooled (0%)

In 2023, 76.5% of workers in Prince, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (23.5%) 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

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prince, WV have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Prince, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prince, WV (0 out of 34 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 5.

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

100% of the population of Prince, WV has health coverage, with 0% on employee plans, 0% on Medicaid, 23.5% on Medicare, 76.5% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, WV see 2337 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.2% increase from the previous year (2120 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1815 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1377 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,337 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fayette County, WV

Primary care physicians in Fayette County, WV see an average of 2,337 patients per year. This represents a 10.2% increase from the previous year (2,120 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fayette County, WV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 0% under 18 years, 0% between 18 and 34 years, 76.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 76.5% were men and 23.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

Uninsured

Employer Coverage

Medicaid

23.5%

Medicare

76.5%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prince, WV stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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

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