Tornado, WV

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,114
US Senator
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Justice
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.1
16.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.78%
16.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$83,000
1.37% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$174,800
11.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
483
9.77% 1-year growth

About

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

In 2024, the median property value in Tornado, WV was $174,800, and the homeownership rate was 92.8%.

Most people in Tornado, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Tornado, WV was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Tornado, WV is home to a population of 1.11k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.44% of Tornado, WV residents were born outside of the country (16 people).

In 2024, there were 14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (982 people) in Tornado, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 70 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Tornado, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tornado, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tornado, WV
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    982 ± 254
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    70 ± 87
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    46 ± 53

In 2024, there were 14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (982 people) in Tornado, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 70 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for West Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    2,277 ± 1,171 people
  2. Mexico
    2,211 ± 1,154 people
  3. Germany
    1,987 ± 1,094 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was India, the natal country of 2,277 West Virginia residents, followed by Mexico with 2,211 and Germany with 1,987.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.44%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
16 people
0.908%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
10 people

As of 2024, 1.44% of Tornado, WV residents (16 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 Tornado, WV was 0.908%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    52 ± 54
  2. Vietnam
    25 ± 33
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1 ± 15

Tornado, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Tornado, WV employs 483 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tornado, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (102 people), Public Administration (84 people), and Construction (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($105,313), Construction ($64,138), and Public Administration ($63,750).

Employment

Occupations

483
2024 Value
± 135
9.77%
1 Year growth
± 36.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tornado, WV grew at a rate of 9.77%, from 440 employees to 483 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tornado, WV, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (60 people), Management Occupations (58 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tornado, WV.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

483
2024 Value
± 135
9.77%
1 Year growth
± 36.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tornado, WV grew at a rate of 9.77%, from 440 employees to 483 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tornado, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (102 people), Public Administration (84 people), and Construction (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tornado, WV, though some of these residents may live in Tornado, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$64,042
Median earning men ± $26,887
$35,469
Median earning women ± $7,673

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($105,313), Public Administration ($65,586), and Construction ($64,138).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($62,697), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,107), and Retail Trade ($18,750).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tornado, WV was $174,800 in 2024, which is 0.525 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,500 to $174,800, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Tornado, WV is 92.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tornado, WV have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tornado, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$174,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,277
$373
Median Property Taxes
±$100

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 Tornado, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

92.8%
Homeownership
2024
62.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 92.8% of the housing units in Tornado, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$83,000
Median Household Income
± $24,827
402
Number of Households
± 104

In 2024, the median household income of the 402 households in Tornado, WV grew to $83,000 from the previous year's value of $81,875.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tornado, WV is from West Virginia.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia
0.449
2022 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.39% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (93.4%)
  2. Carpooled (2.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.2%)

In 2024, 93.4% of workers in Tornado, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (2.8%) and those who worked at home (2.2%).

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.

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Commute Time

24.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tornado, WV have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Tornado, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.78% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tornado, WV (95 out of 1.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tornado, WV is White, followed by Asian and Black.

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.

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Health

95% of the population of Tornado, WV has health coverage, with 51.5% on employee plans, 10% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 8.11% on non-group plans, and 7.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in West Virginia see 1,319 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,319 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1705 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 506 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.3% were men and 62.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.5% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 26.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 37.3% were men and 62.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.01%
Uninsured
51.5%
Employer Coverage
10%
Medicaid
17.6%
Medicare
8.11%
Non-Group
7.75%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tornado, WV grew by 2.92% from 4.87% to 5.01%.

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