Doddridge County, WV

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Clarksburg, WV
Designated Market Area: Clarksburg-Weston, WV
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

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2022 population: 7,698 ( 504 from 2010 , 110 from 2020)
Land area: 319.7 square miles
Population density: 24.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,240	94.05%	8.7%
Black:	224	2.91%	101.8%
Indian:	36	0.47%	50.0%
Asian:	40	0.52%	166.7%
2+ races:	96	1.25%	11.6%
Hispanic:	62	0.81%	59.0%

Total non-White:	458	5.95%	65.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	127	8.1
Deaths:	225	14.4
Net Migration:	-9	-0.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-686	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	182	2.2

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
8,202
7,926	96.63%
111	1.35%
24	0.29%
15	0.18%
86	1.05%
39	0.48%
276	3.37%

2000
7,403
7,252	97.96%
18	0.24%
22	0.30%
11	0.15%
58	0.78%
42	0.57%
151	2.04%

1990
6,994
6,877	98.33%
0	0.00%
97	1.39%
13	0.19%
n/a
7	0.10%
117	1.67%

1980
7,433
7,414	99.74%
4	0.05%
0	0.00%
10	0.13%
n/a
5	0.07%
19	0.26%

1970
6,389
6,373	99.75%
3	0.05%
5	0.08%
4	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
16	0.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
637	8.6
746	10.1
-42	-0.6
-3	-0.0

674	9.1
125	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
812	11.6
796	11.4
616	8.8
6	0.1

375	5.4
34	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
900	12.1
749	10.1
-506	-6.8
n/a

-537	-7.2
98	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
876	13.7
n/a

1,041	16.3
3	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Doddridge 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
46.1
1,137	14.8%
6,561	85.2%
1,634	21.2%

2,345
2.88

1,621	69.1%
1,397	86.2%
79	4.9%
724	30.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
1,676	20.4%
6,526	79.6%
1,329	16.2%

3,099
2.41

2,169	70.0%
1,725	79.5%
123	5.7%
930	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
1,879	25.4%
5,524	74.6%
1,101	14.9%

2,852
2.56

2,095	73.5%
1,675	80.0%
127	6.1%
757	26.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
1,874	26.8%
5,120	73.2%
1,134	16.2%

2,657
2.63

1,997	75.2%
1,733	86.8%
91	4.6%
660	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
2,304	31.0%
5,129	69.0%
1,146	15.4%

2,549
2.91

1,948	76.4%
1,611	82.7%
98	5.0%
601	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Doddridge County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	32	1.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	143	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	151	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	157	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	83	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	140	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	95	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	141	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	103	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	170	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	225	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	202	8.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	206	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	176	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	88	3.8%
$200,000 or more	233	9.9%

Median Household Income	56,587
Per Capita Income	29,652

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	154	6.6%
Public Assistance	22	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	220	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,778	53.7%
Unemployed	85	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,863	55.3%
Not in Labor Force	2,314	44.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		46.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,333	809	62.2%
Non-Profit	108	97	52.7%
Self-Employed	101	34	74.8%

Local Government	8	190	4.0%
State Government	98	132	42.6%
Federal Government	40	34	54.1%

Total Private + Self	1,434	843	63.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	254	453	35.9%
Total	1,688	1,296	56.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	310	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	451	15.1%
Professional, Technical	463	15.5%
Service Occupations	629	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.2%
All others	1,137	38.0%

White Collar		40.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	476	15.9%
Accommodation and food services	327	10.9%
Public administration	274	9.2%
Utilities	270	9.0%
Construction	261	8.7%
Manufacturing	257	8.6%
Other services	186	6.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	178	6.0%
Retail trade	173	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	151	5.1%
Educational services	128	4.3%
Finance and insurance	116	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	71	2.4%
Wholesale trade	55	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.3%
Information	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	28	0.36%
Puerto Rican	66	0.84%
Cuban	15	0.19%
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	20	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,471	98.9%
Vietnamese	36	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	33	0.4%
Spanish	16	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,339	17.1%
German	1,185	15.1%
American	1,031	13.1%
English	834	10.6%
Scottish	277	3.5%
Italian	247	3.1%
Scotch-Irish	229	2.9%
French	172	2.2%
Dutch	162	2.1%
Welsh	137	1.7%
Canadian	106	1.4%
European	67	0.9%
Eastern European	51	0.6%
Polish	49	0.6%
Norwegian	32	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,847	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	7,785	99.2%
Foreign-born	62	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
312	5.2%	779	12.9%	2,676	44.2%	1,562	25.8%	549	9.1%	178	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	312	5.2%
9-12 Years	779	12.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,676	44.2%
Some College	1,562	25.8%
Bach. Degree	549	9.1%
Grad Degree	178	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,744	2,534	210	7.7%	8.6%
1991	2,781	2,580	201	7.2%	10.6%
1992	2,883	2,596	287	10.0%	11.2%
1993	2,925	2,632	293	10.0%	10.3%
1994	3,019	2,749	270	8.9%	8.8%
1995	3,033	2,778	255	8.4%	8.0%
1996	3,081	2,848	233	7.6%	7.7%
1997	3,233	3,028	205	6.3%	7.0%
1998	3,330	3,070	260	7.8%	6.7%
1999	3,265	3,073	192	5.9%	6.5%

2000	2,874	2,703	171	5.9%	5.6%
2001	2,884	2,716	168	5.8%	5.4%
2002	2,914	2,704	210	7.2%	6.5%
2003	2,892	2,707	185	6.4%	6.6%
2004	2,833	2,680	153	5.4%	5.8%
2005	2,870	2,722	148	5.2%	5.5%
2006	2,878	2,720	158	5.5%	5.2%
2007	2,800	2,656	144	5.1%	4.8%
2008	2,794	2,646	148	5.3%	4.7%
2009	2,850	2,612	238	8.4%	8.3%

2010	3,311	3,074	237	7.2%	8.7%
2011	3,324	3,094	230	6.9%	7.8%
2012	3,406	3,199	207	6.1%	7.2%
2013	3,522	3,336	186	5.3%	6.7%
2014	3,669	3,489	180	4.9%	6.5%
2015	3,687	3,488	199	5.4%	6.6%
2016	3,794	3,597	197	5.2%	6.1%
2017	3,906	3,739	167	4.3%	5.2%
2018	3,994	3,838	156	3.9%	5.2%
2019	4,012	3,833	179	4.5%	4.9%

2020	3,847	3,605	242	6.3%	8.3%
2021	3,866	3,706	160	4.1%	5.1%
2022	3,849	3,731	118	3.1%	3.9%
2023	3,710	3,592	118	3.2%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,279
Median Value	$147,300

Occupied	2,345	71.5%
Vacant	934	28.5%

Owned	2,107	89.9%
Rented	238	10.1%
Median Rent	$556

Single-Family Units	2,642	80.6%
Detached	2,642	80.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	45	1.4%
Mobile Homes	575	17.5%

Doddridge County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Doddridge County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Doddridge County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Doddridge County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Doddridge County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Doddridge County, WV