Grant County, WV

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2022 Population

11,034

0.262% 1-year decline

US Senator

Joe Manchin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

46.2

0.216% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

11.7%

3.19% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Grant 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.

99.7% of the residents in Grant County, WV are U.S. citizens.

Grant County, WV borders Garrett County, MD, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Preston County, WV, Randolph County, WV, and Tucker County, WV.

United States West Virginia

Population & Diversity

Grant County, WV is home to a population of 11k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.816% of Grant County, WV residents were born outside of the country (90 people).

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Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.8%

2021 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

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Hispanic Population

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N/A% of the people in Grant County, WV are hispanic (N/A people).

The following chart shows the N/A races represented in Grant County, WV as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.816%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

90 people

0.786%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Grant County, WV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
251 ± 101
Gulf War (2001-)
129 ± 85
Gulf War (1990s)
95 ± 66

Grant County, WV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Grant County, WV employs N/A people. The largest industries in Grant County, WV are Health Care & Social Assistance (817 people), Retail Trade (705 people), and Manufacturing (698 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,768), Utilities ($99,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,167).

Employment

Occupations

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

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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grant County, WV, are Health Care & Social Assistance (817 people), Retail Trade (705 people), and Manufacturing (698 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grant County, WV, though some of these residents may live in Grant 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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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 visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Grant County, WV went to Donald J. Trump with 88.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.363%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (88.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (11%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.363%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Grant County, WV went to Donald J. Trump with 88.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (11%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.363%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Grant County, WV 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, NaNk% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNk% 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

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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

Median household income in Grant County, WV is N/A. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Grant County, WV was Census Tract 9694 with a value of $59,959, followed by Census Tract 9696 and Census Tract 9695, with respective values of $48,125 and $47,484.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9694
Census Tract 9696
Census Tract 9695

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Grant County, WV was Census Tract 9694 with a value of $59,959, followed by Census Tract 9696 and Census Tract 9695, with respective values of $48,125 and $47,484.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Grant County, 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.

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Grant 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grant County, 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

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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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grant County, WV have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 3.28% of the workforce in Grant County, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grant County, WV (1.28k out of 10.9k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

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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

N/A% of the population of Grant County, WV has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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