Oak Hill city, WV

Fayette County, WV

2022 population: 8,157 ( 427 from 2010 )
Land area: 9.6 square miles
Population density: 848.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,400	90.72%	3.5%
Black:	589	7.22%	77.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	15	0.18%	25.0%
2+ races:	114	1.40%	2.7%
Hispanic:	35	0.43%	62.8%

Total non-White:	757	9.28%	31.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	248	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	179	2.8

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
7,730
7,152	92.52%
332	4.29%
21	0.27%
20	0.26%
111	1.44%
94	1.22%
578	7.48%

2000
7,509
6,947	92.52%
265	3.53%
36	0.48%
34	0.45%
144	1.92%
83	1.11%
562	7.48%

1990
6,812
6,407	94.05%
305	4.48%
7	0.10%
57	0.84%
n/a
36	0.53%
405	5.95%

1980
7,120
6,969	97.88%
66	0.93%
4	0.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
81	1.14%
151	2.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

205	2.7
16	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

540	7.9
157	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-562	-7.9
254	3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Oak Hill city, 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
45.1
1,655	20.3%
6,502	79.7%
1,835	22.5%

3,499
2.29

2,184	62.4%
1,604	73.4%
159	7.3%
1,315	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
1,640	21.2%
6,090	78.8%
1,466	19.0%

3,398
2.22

2,085	61.4%
1,432	68.7%
227	10.9%
1,313	38.6%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
1,456	19.4%
6,053	80.6%
1,517	20.2%

3,215
2.29

2,111	65.7%
1,607	76.1%
216	10.2%
1,104	34.3%

1990
Number	Percent
39.1
1,582	23.2%
5,230	76.8%
1,377	20.2%

2,835
2.37

1,918	67.7%
1,483	77.3%
197	10.3%
917	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
1,904	26.7%
5,216	73.3%
1,100	15.4%

2,705
2.62

2,030	75.0%
1,744	85.9%
135	6.7%
675	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Oak Hill city, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	201	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	385	11.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	129	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	219	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	219	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	188	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	137	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	201	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	175	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	359	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	249	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	471	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	275	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	85	2.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	1.8%
$200,000 or more	142	4.1%

Median Household Income	48,050
Per Capita Income	26,575

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	341	9.7%
Public Assistance	172	4.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	961	27.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,007	62.4%
Unemployed	293	6.1%
In Armed Forces	16	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,316	68.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,500	31.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,238	1,072	53.6%
Non-Profit	158	200	44.1%
Self-Employed	61	73	45.5%

Local Government	25	141	15.1%
State Government	85	55	60.7%
Federal Government	70	58	54.7%

Total Private + Self	1,299	1,145	53.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	338	454	42.7%
Total	1,637	1,599	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	348	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	889	27.5%
Professional, Technical	617	19.1%
Service Occupations	692	21.4%
All others	690	21.3%

White Collar		57.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	745	23.0%
Retail trade	558	17.2%
Accommodation and food services	462	14.3%
Other services	370	11.4%
Public administration	201	6.2%
Construction	154	4.8%
Information	136	4.2%
Manufacturing	116	3.6%
Wholesale trade	106	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	106	3.3%
Educational services	96	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	45	1.4%
Finance and insurance	41	1.3%
Transportation and warehousing	17	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	0.4%
Utilities	6	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	25	0.31%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	10	0.12%

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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,548	98.7%
Spanish	52	0.7%
Arabic	20	0.3%
Other Asian	15	0.2%
Other Indo-European	7	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,187	14.6%
American	815	10.0%
Irish	790	9.7%
German	647	7.9%
Scotch-Irish	278	3.4%
European	200	2.5%
Scottish	188	2.3%
Italian	178	2.2%
Polish	160	2.0%
Greek	66	0.8%
French	62	0.8%
Northern European	56	0.7%
Celtic	41	0.5%
Dutch	31	0.4%
Welsh	28	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,137	99.8%
Not a citizen	20	0.2%

Native	8,127	99.6%
Foreign-born	30	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
261	4.3%	609	10.0%	2,740	44.9%	1,570	25.7%	677	11.1%	249	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	261	4.3%
9-12 Years	609	10.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,740	44.9%
Some College	1,570	25.7%
Bach. Degree	677	11.1%
Grad Degree	249	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +119	D +50	D + 6.3%
D +169
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	42%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,825	66.8%	Joe Biden (D)	871	31.9%	34	1.2%	2,730	-2	20	0.34%
2016	40%	Donald Trump (R)	1,706	67.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	702	27.9%	111	4.4%	2,519	0	22	0.35%

2020 President, Oak Hill city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

871

31.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,825

66.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,730

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Oak Hill city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

702

27.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,706

67.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,519

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 22

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oak Hill city, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	41%	Shelley Capito* (R)	1,769	66.4%	Paula Swearengin (D)	838	31.5%	57 [+]	2.1%	2,664	-4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 57 (2.1%);
2020	G	41%	Jim Justice* (R)	1,561	59.4%	Ben Salango (D)	974	37.1%	93 [+]	3.5%	2,628	-5	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 64 (2.4%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 29 (1.1%);
2018	S1	32%	Joe Manchin* (D)	1,118	54.7%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	814	39.8%	113 [+]	5.5%	2,045	-6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 113 (5.5%);
2016	G	41%	Jim Justice (D)	1,558	60.7%	Bill Cole (R)	782	30.5%	228 [+]	8.9%	2,568	-12	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 166 (6.5%); David Moran (Libertarian) 54 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,083
Median Value	$111,600

Occupied	3,499	85.7%
Vacant	584	14.3%

Owned	2,607	74.5%
Rented	892	25.5%
Median Rent	$776

Single-Family Units	3,223	78.9%
Detached	3,223	78.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	299	7.3%
Mobile Homes	438	10.7%

Oak Hill city, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oak Hill city, WV

2022 Housing Data for Oak Hill city, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oak Hill city, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oak Hill city, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oak Hill city, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Oak Hill city, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Oak Hill city, WV