Rand, WV

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2023 Population

915

2.76% 1-year decline

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

55.3

10.6% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

23%

35.8% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$36,964

0.714% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$84,900

8.15% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

345

0.576% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Rand, WV had a population of 915 people with a median age of 55.3 and a median household income of $36,964. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Rand, WV declined from 941 to 915, a −2.76% decrease and its median household income declined from $37,230 to $36,964, a −0.714% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rand, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (57.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (38.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.3%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (1.2%), and White (Hispanic) (0%).

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

The largest universities in Rand, WV are Carver Career Center (97 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Rand, WV was $84,900, and the homeownership rate was 68.2%.

Most people in Rand, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Rand, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Rand, WV is home to a population of 915 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Rand, WV residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were 1.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (530 people) in Rand, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 353 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Two+ (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 Rand, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Rand, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rand, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
530 ± 174
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
353 ± 93
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
21 ± 22.2

1.2%

Hispanic Population

11 people

1.2% of the people in Rand, WV are hispanic (11 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rand, 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

Vietnam
63 ± 58
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 19
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 23

Rand, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.88 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rand, WV employs 345 people. The largest industries in Rand, WV are Construction (101 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (36 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($57,930), Total ($45,131), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($19,583).

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

345

2023 Value

± 163

−0.576%

1 Year decline

± 68.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rand, WV declined at a rate of −0.576%, from 347 employees to 345 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rand, WV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (61 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (59 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (48 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rand, 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

345

2023 Value

± 163

−0.576%

1 Year decline

± 68.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rand, WV declined at a rate of −0.576%, from 347 employees to 345 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rand, WV, are Construction (101 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (36 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rand, WV, though some of these residents may live in Rand, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,107

Median earning men ± $17,003

$45,508

Median earning women ± $37,426

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($57,930).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are .

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

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

In 2022, universities in Rand, WV awarded 97 degrees. The student population of Rand, WV in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 43 male students and 112 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rand, WV are White (84 and 86.6%), followed by Black or African American (11 and 11.3%), Hispanic or Latino (2 and 2.06%), and Asian (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Rand, WV by number of degrees awarded are Carver Career Center (97 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Rand, WV are General Cosmetology (30 and 30.9%), HVAC Maintenance (17 and 17.5%), and Respiratory Care Therapist (13 and 13.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 155 students enrolled in Rand, WV, 27.7% men and 72.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 146 records, of which 71.9% were women and 28.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Barbering
11 degrees awarded
Surgical Technologist
11 degrees awarded
HVAC Maintenance
17 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Rand, WV was Barbering with 11 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Rand, WV according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Carver Career Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

97 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Carver Career Center with 97 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 37 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rand, WV, which is 0.617 times less than the 60 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 84 degrees mean that there were 7.64 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 11 degrees awarded.

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 Rand, WV was $84,900 in 2023, which is 0.28 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $78,500 to $84,900, a 8.15% increase. The homeownership rate in Rand, WV is 68.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Rand, WV have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rand, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$84,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,641

$321

Median Property Taxes

±$125

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.2%

Homeownership

2023

50%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.2% of the housing units in Rand, 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 Rand, WV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

$36,964

Median Household Income

± $7,912

471

Number of Households

± 136

In 2023, the median household income of the 471 households in Rand, WV declined from $36,964 from the previous year's value of $37,230.

The following chart displays the households in Rand, 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 Rand, 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 (92.9%)
Public Transit (4.75%)
Worked At Home (2.37%)

In 2023, 92.9% of workers in Rand, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (4.75%) and those who worked at home (2.37%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rand, WV have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rand, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rand, WV (210 out of 915 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 12 - 14, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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

91.6% of the population of Rand, WV has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 20.7% on Medicaid, 23.6% on Medicare, 3.06% on non-group plans, and 3.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kanawha County, WV see 728 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.09% decrease from the previous year (736 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1119 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 406 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kanawha County, WV

Primary care physicians in Kanawha County, WV see an average of 728 patients per year. This represents a 1.09% decrease from the previous year (736 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15% under 18 years, 6.34% between 18 and 34 years, 51.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 27% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.42%

Uninsured

40.8%

Employer Coverage

20.7%

Medicaid

23.6%

Medicare

3.06%

Non-Group

3.5%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rand, WV grew by 16.5% from 7.23% to 8.42%.

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

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