War, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

628

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

35.2%

9.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$29,500

41.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$32,600

Economy

The economy of War, WV employs 157 people. In 2024, the largest industries in War, WV were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (64 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (32 people), and Retail Trade (23 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,714), Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,714), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($13,281).

Employment

Occupations

157

2024 Value

± 113

121%

1 Year growth

± 69.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in War, WV grew at a rate of 121%, from 71 employees to 157 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in War, WV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (48 people), Sales & Related Occupations (23 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (18 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of War, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

157

2024 Value

± 113

121%

1 Year growth

± 69.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in War, WV grew at a rate of 121%, from 71 employees to 157 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in War, WV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (64 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (32 people), and Retail Trade (23 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of War, WV, though some of these residents may live in War, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,458

Median earning men ± $23,405

$13,438

Median earning women ± $17,268

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($7,222).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in War, WV was $32,600 in 2024, which is 0.098 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $28,800 to $32,600, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in War, WV is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in War, WV have an average commute time of 36.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in War, WV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$32,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,134

$199

Median Property Taxes

±$99

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 War, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2024

56.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in War, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.3%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$29,500

Median Household Income

± $17,485

282

Number of Households

± 114

In 2024, the median household income of the 282 households in War, WV grew to $29,500 from the previous year's value of $20,852.

The following chart displays the households in War, 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 $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for War, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.4%)
Carpooled (14%)
Other (8.28%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in War, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.28%).

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

36.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in War, WV have a longer commute time (36.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.78% of the workforce in War, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in War, WV (221 out of 628 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

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

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.

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