Tucker County, WV

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2023 Population

6,698

0.726% 1-year decline

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

13.2%

35% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$53,475

1.07% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tucker County, WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (97%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.42%), Other (Hispanic) (0.269%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.164%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.0896%).

None of the households in Tucker 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.

99.8% of the residents in Tucker County, WV are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Tucker County, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Tucker County, WV was 2 cars per household.

Tucker County, WV borders Barbour County, WV, Grant County, WV, Preston County, WV, and Randolph County, WV.

United States West Virginia

Population & Diversity

Tucker County, WV is home to a population of 6.7k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Tucker County, WV residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 40.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.5k people) in Tucker County, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 162 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 18 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tucker County, WV

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.5k ± 7
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
162 ± 26
Other (Hispanic)
18 ± 21

0.448%

Hispanic Population

30 people

0.448% of the people in Tucker County, WV are hispanic (30 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Tucker County, WV.

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 Tucker County, WV was Mexico, the natal country of 2,064 Tucker County, WV residents, followed by Germany with 1,923 and China with 1,815.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
199 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
94 ± 47
Gulf War (1990s)
57 ± 41

Tucker County, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Tucker County, WV employs N/A people. The largest industries in Tucker County, WV are Health Care & Social Assistance (587 people), Public Administration (359 people), and Construction (291 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tucker County, WV, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tucker 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tucker County, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (587 people), Public Administration (359 people), and Construction (291 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tucker County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Tucker 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 Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($55,536), Other Services Except Public Administration ($47,917), and Public Administration ($47,634).

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

12
Accommodation and Food Services
12
Retail Trade
12
Retail Trade

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

$19k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$12.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$10.9k
Manufacturing

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

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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

People in Tucker County, WV have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tucker County, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Tucker County, WV colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$53,475

Median Household Income

± $6,649

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Tucker 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 Tucker County, WV is from Tucker County, WV.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tucker County, WV across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71.4%)
Carpooled (13.9%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)

In 2023, 71.4% of workers in Tucker County, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.9%) and those who worked at home (10.7%).

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

28.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tucker County, WV have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.17% of the workforce in Tucker County, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tucker County, WV (859 out of 6.52k 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tucker 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.

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

Uninsured People

4.71%

Uninsured

40%

Employer Coverage

19.3%

Medicaid

21.4%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

2.85%

Military or VA

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

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