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None of the households in Valley Bend, 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 Valley Bend, WV are U.S. citizens.
In 2023, the median property value in Valley Bend, WV was $253,500, and the homeownership rate was 95.6%.
Most people in Valley Bend, WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 48.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Valley Bend, WV was 2 cars per household.
Valley Bend, WV is home to a population of 661 people, from which 100% are citizens.
In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (661 people) in Valley Bend, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 100% of Valley Bend, WV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Valley Bend, WV was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Valley Bend, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (661 people) in Valley Bend, WV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Valley Bend, WV as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Mexico, the natal country of 2,614 West Virginia residents, followed by Philippines with 2,231 and India with 2,211.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Valley Bend, WV.
98.6% of the population of Valley Bend, WV has health coverage, with 54.9% on employee plans, 9.08% on Medicaid, 30.4% on Medicare, 4.24% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 13.2% between 18 and 34 years, 54% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.3% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Valley Bend, WV declined by 48.9% from 2.66% to 1.36%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Valley Bend, WV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Valley Bend, WV employs 307 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Valley Bend, WV were Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people), Retail Trade (77 people), and Educational Services (46 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,823), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,095), and Retail Trade ($45,850).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Valley Bend, WV declined at a rate of −4.06%, from 320 employees to 307 employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Valley Bend, WV, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (88 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (46 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (43 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Valley Bend, WV.
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.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Valley Bend, WV declined at a rate of −4.06%, from 320 employees to 307 employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Valley Bend, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people), Retail Trade (77 people), and Educational Services (46 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Valley Bend, WV, though some of these residents may live in Valley Bend, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($41,389).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,427).
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in West Virginia went to Donald J. Trump with 70% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (28.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.17%).
Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice 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.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in West Virginia went to Donald J. Trump with 70% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (28.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.17%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in West Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice 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.
The median property value in Valley Bend, WV was $253,500 in 2023, which is 0.762 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $251,300 to $253,500, a 0.875% increase. The homeownership rate in Valley Bend, WV is 95.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Valley Bend, WV have an average commute time of 48.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Valley Bend, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
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 Valley Bend, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Valley Bend, WV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 95.6% of the housing units in Valley Bend, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Valley Bend, WV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2023, the median household income of the 273 households in Valley Bend, WV declined from $93,352 from the previous year's value of $128,173.
The following chart displays the households in Valley Bend, 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 $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.
In 2024, 85% of workers in Valley Bend, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15%) and those who used public transit to get 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.
Using averages, employees in Valley Bend, WV have a longer commute time (48.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 25.7% of the workforce in Valley Bend, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Valley Bend, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Valley Bend, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Valley Bend, WV have 2 cars.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.