Calhoun County, WV

Designated Market Area: Charleston-Huntington, WV-KY-OH
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 6,068 ( 1,559 from 2010 , 160 from 2020)
Land area: 279.2 square miles
Population density: 21.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,841	96.26%	21.8%
Black:	36	0.59%	140.0%
Indian:	25	0.41%	19.0%
Asian:	13	0.21%	13.3%
2+ races:	64	1.05%	20.8%
Hispanic:	89	1.47%	56.1%

Total non-White:	227	3.74%	40.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	137	11.0
Deaths:	259	20.8
Net Migration:	-29	-2.3
Net Immigration:	-5	-0.4

Change in White population:	-1,624	-21.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	65	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,627
7,465	97.88%
15	0.20%
21	0.28%
15	0.20%
53	0.69%
57	0.75%
162	2.12%

2000
7,582
7,473	98.56%
6	0.08%
19	0.25%
8	0.11%
32	0.42%
42	0.55%
109	1.44%

1990
7,885
7,852	99.58%
0	0.00%
9	0.11%
21	0.27%
n/a
3	0.04%
33	0.42%

1980
8,250
8,199	99.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
29	0.35%
n/a
24	0.29%
51	0.62%

1970
7,046
6,975	98.99%
67	0.95%
1	0.01%
3	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
71	1.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
718	9.5
823	10.9
-336	-4.4
6	0.1

-8	-0.1
53	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
814	10.3
898	11.4
142	1.8
1	0.0

-379	-4.8
76	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,202	14.6
898	10.9
-603	-7.3
n/a

-347	-4.2
-18	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
799	11.3
n/a

1,224	17.4
-20	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Calhoun County, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.3
1,194	19.7%
4,874	80.3%
1,572	25.9%

2,416
2.59

1,502	62.2%
1,183	78.8%
146	9.7%
914	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
45.1
1,514	19.9%
6,113	80.1%
1,385	18.2%

3,268
2.33

2,178	66.6%
1,688	77.5%
163	7.5%
1,090	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.0
1,687	22.3%
5,895	77.7%
1,264	16.7%

3,084
2.45

2,243	72.7%
1,816	81.0%
118	5.3%
841	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
2,132	27.0%
5,753	73.0%
1,243	15.8%

2,960
2.66

2,236	75.5%
1,819	81.4%
171	7.6%
724	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
2,397	29.1%
5,853	70.9%
1,256	15.2%

2,936
2.81

2,358	80.3%
1,944	82.4%
120	5.1%
578	19.7%

2022 Housing Data for Calhoun County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	216	8.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	232	9.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	267	11.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	164	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	109	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	123	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	116	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	104	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	214	8.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	227	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	190	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	175	7.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	46	1.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	18	0.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	169	7.0%
$200,000 or more	46	1.9%

Median Household Income	39,031
Per Capita Income	22,982

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	245	10.1%
Public Assistance	43	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	602	24.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,764	49.1%
Unemployed	269	7.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,033	56.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,562	43.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		50.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	720	663	52.1%
Non-Profit	14	56	20.0%
Self-Employed	88	61	59.1%

Local Government	79	114	40.9%
State Government	47	10	82.5%
Federal Government	32	38	45.7%

Total Private + Self	808	724	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	172	218	44.1%
Total	980	942	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	143	7.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	496	25.7%
Professional, Technical	273	14.2%
Service Occupations	273	14.2%
All others	742	38.5%

White Collar		47.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	250	13.0%
Retail trade	240	12.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	219	11.4%
Educational services	192	10.0%
Construction	180	9.3%
Transportation and warehousing	123	6.4%
Manufacturing	115	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	107	5.6%
Public administration	90	4.7%
Finance and insurance	85	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	78	4.0%
Wholesale trade	70	3.6%
Utilities	56	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	51	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	1.0%
Other services	16	0.8%
Information	11	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.08%
Puerto Rican	6	0.10%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,966	99.2%
Other	15	0.2%
German, other Germanic	11	0.2%
Arabic	9	0.1%
Other Indo-European	7	0.1%
Spanish	7	0.1%
Chinese	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,008	16.1%
English	873	13.9%
German	689	11.0%
American	438	7.0%
Italian	347	5.5%
French	272	4.3%
Scottish	100	1.6%
Dutch	96	1.5%
Polish	27	0.4%
Hungarian	25	0.4%
Welsh	25	0.4%
Swedish	22	0.4%
British	12	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.2%
Ukrainian	10	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,277	100.0%
Not a citizen	2	0.0%

Native	6,268	99.8%
Foreign-born	11	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
237	5.0%	387	8.2%	2,593	55.0%	1,108	23.5%	245	5.2%	148	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	237	5.0%
9-12 Years	387	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,593	55.0%
Some College	1,108	23.5%
Bach. Degree	245	5.2%
Grad Degree	148	3.1%
Average years of education: 12.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,072	2,547	525	17.1%	8.6%
1991	3,065	2,431	634	20.7%	10.6%
1992	3,127	2,496	631	20.2%	11.2%
1993	3,053	2,476	577	18.9%	10.3%
1994	2,970	2,316	654	22.0%	8.8%
1995	2,761	2,117	644	23.3%	8.0%
1996	2,607	2,096	511	19.6%	7.7%
1997	2,493	2,050	443	17.8%	7.0%
1998	2,541	2,137	404	15.9%	6.7%
1999	2,620	2,164	456	17.4%	6.5%

2000	2,901	2,596	305	10.5%	5.6%
2001	2,849	2,542	307	10.8%	5.4%
2002	2,919	2,572	347	11.9%	6.5%
2003	2,940	2,575	365	12.4%	6.6%
2004	2,836	2,553	283	10.0%	5.8%
2005	2,695	2,447	248	9.2%	5.5%
2006	2,718	2,511	207	7.6%	5.2%
2007	2,735	2,532	203	7.4%	4.8%
2008	2,772	2,568	204	7.4%	4.7%
2009	2,851	2,461	390	13.7%	8.3%

2010	2,904	2,496	408	14.0%	8.7%
2011	2,862	2,509	353	12.3%	7.8%
2012	2,839	2,535	304	10.7%	7.2%
2013	2,881	2,593	288	10.0%	6.7%
2014	2,930	2,650	280	9.6%	6.5%
2015	2,790	2,450	340	12.2%	6.6%
2016	2,630	2,292	338	12.9%	6.1%
2017	2,419	2,156	263	10.9%	5.2%
2018	2,440	2,187	253	10.4%	5.2%
2019	2,566	2,233	333	13.0%	4.9%

2020	2,535	2,128	407	16.1%	8.3%
2021	2,445	2,191	254	10.4%	5.1%
2022	2,460	2,258	202	8.2%	3.9%
2023	2,479	2,301	178	7.2%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,225
Median Value	$111,000

Occupied	2,416	74.9%
Vacant	809	25.1%

Owned	1,888	78.1%
Rented	528	21.9%
Median Rent	$494

Single-Family Units	2,187	67.8%
Detached	2,179	67.6%
Attached	8	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	53	1.6%
Mobile Homes	948	29.4%

Calhoun County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Calhoun County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Calhoun County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Calhoun County, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Calhoun County, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Calhoun County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Calhoun County, WV