Sissonville, WV

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2022 Population

2,680

19.8% 1-year decline

US Senator

Joe Manchin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

47.9

12.7% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

19.1%

13.6% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$54,856

15.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$148,500

56% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Sissonville, WV had a population of 2.68k people with a median age of 47.9 and a median household income of $54,856. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Sissonville, WV declined from 3,342 to 2,680, a −19.8% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,500 to $54,856, a 15.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sissonville, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (98.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.336%), White (Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

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

In 2022, the median property value in Sissonville, WV was $148,500, and the homeownership rate was 72.6%.

Most people in Sissonville, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Sissonville, WV was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sissonville, WV is home to a population of 2.68k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0% of Sissonville, WV residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2022, there were 61.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.63k people) in Sissonville, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 43 Two+ (Hispanic) and 9 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Sissonville, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Sissonville, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sissonville, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.63k ± 543
Two+ (Hispanic)
43 ± 46.9
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
9 ± 24.7

1.6%

Hispanic Population

43 people

1.6% of the people in Sissonville, WV are hispanic (43 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sissonville, WV as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
84 ± 65
Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 41
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 18

Sissonville, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.33 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sissonville, WV employs 816 people. The largest industries in Sissonville, WV are Finance & Insurance (95 people), Public Administration (94 people), and Retail Trade (93 people), and the highest paying industries are Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,333), Retail Trade ($73,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,000).

Employment

Occupations

816

2022 Value

± 217

−36.3%

1 Year decline

± 57.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sissonville, WV declined at a rate of −36.3%, from 1.28k employees to 816 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sissonville, WV, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (177 people), Management Occupations (125 people), and Material Moving Occupations (70 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sissonville, 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

816

2022 Value

± 217

−36.3%

1 Year decline

± 57.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Sissonville, WV declined at a rate of −36.3%, from 1.28k employees to 816 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sissonville, WV, are Finance & Insurance (95 people), Public Administration (94 people), and Retail Trade (93 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sissonville, WV, though some of these residents may live in Sissonville, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,750

Median earning men ± $16,657

$26,316

Median earning women ± $8,901

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,762), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,800), and Construction ($40,057).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Retail Trade ($73,550), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($32,933), and Public Administration ($27,434).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in West Virginia went to Donald J. Trump with 68.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (29.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.34%).

Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are the senators currently representing the state of West Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

West Virginia is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Sissonville, WV. Showing the available data for West Virginia.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (68.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (29.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.34%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in West Virginia went to Donald J. Trump with 68.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (29.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.34%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in West Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from West Virginia

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Joe Manchin

Senator from West Virginia

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Carte Goodwin, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Robert Byrd.

Shelley Moore Capito

Senator from West Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are the senators currently representing West Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in West Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from West Virginia

West Virginia is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for West Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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 Sissonville, WV was $148,500 in 2022, which is 0.527 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $95,200 to $148,500, a 56% increase. The homeownership rate in Sissonville, WV is 72.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Sissonville, WV have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sissonville, WV is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$148,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$43,508

$776

Median Property Taxes

±$193

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

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

Rent vs Own

72.6%

Homeownership

2022

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72.6% of the housing units in Sissonville, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 108.02

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

$54,856

Median Household Income

± $4,449

1.07k

Number of Households

± 238

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.07k households in Sissonville, WV grew to $54,856 from the previous year's value of $47,500.

The following chart displays the households in Sissonville, 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 Sissonville, 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 2022

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Other (5.95%)

In 2022, 78.5% of workers in Sissonville, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.95%).

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

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sissonville, WV have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Sissonville, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sissonville, WV (509 out of 2.66k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

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

98% of the population of Sissonville, WV has health coverage, with 31.2% on employee plans, 31.4% on Medicaid, 20.5% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 0.152% 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 11.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.3% were men and 55.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.05%

Uninsured

31.2%

Employer Coverage

31.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

Medicare

14.7%

Non-Group

0.152%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sissonville, WV grew by 17.4% from 1.75% to 2.05%.

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

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