2022 population: 175,515 ( 17,548 from 2010 , 5,229 from 2020)
Land area: 901.6 square miles
Population density: 194.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	153,364	87.38%	10.3%
Black:	13,001	7.41%	6.8%
Indian:	222	0.13%	42.8%
Asian:	1,957	1.12%	3.1%
2+ races:	4,781	2.72%	28.6%
Hispanic:	2,190	1.25%	20.9%

Total non-White:	22,151	12.62%	0.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,828	10.6
Deaths:	7,224	20.0
Net Migration:	-2,185	-6.0
Net Immigration:	343	0.9

Change in White population:	-17,605	-9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	57	0.0

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
193,063
170,969	88.56%
13,950	7.23%
388	0.20%
2,019	1.05%
3,718	1.93%
1,812	0.94%
22,094	11.44%

2000
200,073
180,258	90.10%
13,870	6.93%
401	0.20%
1,721	0.86%
2,446	1.22%
1,172	0.59%
19,815	9.90%

1990
207,619
191,612	92.29%
13,545	6.52%
233	0.11%
1,323	0.64%
n/a
906	0.44%
16,007	7.71%

1980
231,414
214,733	92.79%
13,624	5.89%
93	0.04%
1,317	0.57%
n/a
1,430	0.62%
16,681	7.21%

1970
229,515
213,904	93.20%
14,306	6.23%
129	0.06%
332	0.14%
n/a
666	0.29%
15,611	6.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,609	10.8
22,660	11.3
-6,802	-3.4
678	0.3

-9,289	-4.6
2,279	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
25,651	12.4
24,265	11.7
-11,145	-5.4
860	0.4

-11,354	-5.5
3,808	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
28,906	12.5
23,136	10.0
-28,424	-12.3
n/a

-23,121	-10.0
-674	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-13,236	-5.8
n/a

829	0.4
1,070	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Kanawha 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
43.6
35,729	20.4%
139,786	79.6%
38,325	21.8%

77,252
2.29

46,335	60.0%
32,883	71.0%
4,630	10.0%
30,917	40.0%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
39,734	20.6%
153,329	79.4%
32,315	16.7%

84,201
2.26

52,172	62.0%
37,261	71.4%
5,654	10.8%
32,029	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
42,556	21.3%
157,517	78.7%
33,009	16.5%

86,175
2.28

56,019	65.0%
42,438	75.8%
5,256	9.4%
30,156	35.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.8
48,305	23.3%
159,314	76.7%
32,496	15.7%

84,435
2.43

58,948	69.8%
47,084	79.9%
5,064	8.6%
25,487	30.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
60,806	26.3%
170,608	73.7%
27,621	11.9%

86,373
2.65

65,339	75.6%
55,002	84.2%
4,049	6.2%
21,034	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Kanawha County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,018	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,443	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,262	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,205	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,508	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,610	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,256	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,385	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,690	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,352	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,727	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,915	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,642	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,648	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,131	5.3%
$200,000 or more	4,460	5.8%

Median Household Income	55,226
Per Capita Income	34,976

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	106
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,283	6.8%
Public Assistance	2,666	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,733	16.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	70,335	64.7%
Unemployed	4,295	4.0%
In Armed Forces	498	0.5%

Total Labor Force	75,128	69.1%
Not in Labor Force	33,551	30.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,257	22,149	54.2%
Non-Profit	2,910	5,547	34.4%
Self-Employed	2,805	2,162	56.5%

Local Government	2,226	2,876	43.6%
State Government	3,248	4,502	41.9%
Federal Government	1,174	775	60.2%

Total Private + Self	29,062	24,311	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,558	13,700	41.1%
Total	38,620	38,011	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	19.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,672	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,926	23.3%
Professional, Technical	20,287	26.4%
Service Occupations	13,913	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	37	0.0%
All others	14,037	18.3%

White Collar		63.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,059	19.6%
Retail trade	9,307	12.1%
Public administration	6,601	8.6%
Educational services	5,888	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,487	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,937	6.4%
Finance and insurance	4,520	5.9%
Manufacturing	4,212	5.5%
Other services	4,009	5.2%
Construction	3,419	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3,165	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,709	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,489	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,421	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,359	1.8%
Information	1,328	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,013	1.3%
Utilities	755	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	105	0.1%
Management	52	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	859	0.48%
Puerto Rican	482	0.27%
Cuban	106	0.06%
Dominican	57	0.03%

Total Central American	249	0.14%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	62	0.03%
Honduran	22	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	126	0.07%
Salvadoran	29	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	94	0.05%
Argentinean	44	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	39	0.02%
Ecuadorian	5	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	6	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	254	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,016	0.56%
Filipino	188	0.10%
Korean	187	0.10%
Chinese	132	0.07%
Vietnamese	66	0.04%
Japanese	59	0.03%
Thai	47	0.03%
Burmese	22	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	166,748	97.6%
Spanish	1,057	0.6%
Other Indo-European	881	0.5%
Other Asian	463	0.3%
Arabic	460	0.3%
German, other Germanic	383	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	209	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	157	0.1%
Korean	138	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	26,171	14.5%
German	20,986	11.7%
Irish	19,806	11.0%
American	19,117	10.6%
Italian	4,702	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	3,686	2.0%
Scottish	3,438	1.9%
European	3,170	1.8%
French	2,130	1.2%
Dutch	2,036	1.1%
Polish	1,597	0.9%
British	1,525	0.8%
Welsh	1,337	0.7%
Hungarian	855	0.5%
Lebanese	768	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	178,570	99.3%
Not a citizen	1,325	0.7%

Native	176,491	98.1%
Foreign-born	3,404	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,784	2.9%	8,454	6.5%	47,043	36.1%	34,282	26.3%	21,682	16.6%	15,007	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,784	2.9%
9-12 Years	8,454	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	47,043	36.1%
Some College	34,282	26.3%
Bach. Degree	21,682	16.6%
Grad Degree	15,007	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	97,479	91,289	6,190	6.4%	8.6%
1991	98,899	91,220	7,679	7.8%	10.6%
1992	100,321	91,680	8,641	8.6%	11.2%
1993	102,041	94,172	7,869	7.7%	10.3%
1994	102,555	95,832	6,723	6.6%	8.8%
1995	102,262	96,336	5,926	5.8%	8.0%
1996	103,012	97,294	5,718	5.6%	7.7%
1997	103,343	98,209	5,134	5.0%	7.0%
1998	103,944	99,035	4,909	4.7%	6.7%
1999	105,227	100,357	4,870	4.6%	6.5%

2000	96,101	91,267	4,834	5.0%	5.6%
2001	95,232	90,549	4,683	4.9%	5.4%
2002	94,156	88,715	5,441	5.8%	6.5%
2003	92,070	86,697	5,373	5.8%	6.6%
2004	91,564	86,830	4,734	5.2%	5.8%
2005	91,073	86,345	4,728	5.2%	5.5%
2006	91,328	87,133	4,195	4.6%	5.2%
2007	91,237	87,393	3,844	4.2%	4.8%
2008	91,922	88,417	3,505	3.8%	4.7%
2009	92,093	85,897	6,196	6.7%	8.3%

2010	92,476	85,647	6,829	7.4%	8.7%
2011	91,648	85,319	6,329	6.9%	7.8%
2012	91,383	85,560	5,823	6.4%	7.2%
2013	89,513	84,281	5,232	5.8%	6.7%
2014	89,517	84,347	5,170	5.8%	6.5%
2015	87,250	82,145	5,105	5.9%	6.6%
2016	85,575	80,899	4,676	5.5%	6.1%
2017	83,475	79,220	4,255	5.1%	5.2%
2018	83,215	78,961	4,254	5.1%	5.2%
2019	82,765	78,956	3,809	4.6%	4.9%

2020	82,800	75,431	7,369	8.9%	8.3%
2021	80,038	75,807	4,231	5.3%	5.1%
2022	79,669	76,671	2,998	3.8%	3.9%
2023	81,989	79,034	2,955	3.6%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	90,524
Median Value	$131,200

Occupied	77,252	85.3%
Vacant	13,272	14.7%

Owned	53,855	69.7%
Rented	23,397	30.3%
Median Rent	$868

Single-Family Units	65,121	71.9%
Detached	63,009	69.6%
Attached	2,112	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,266	10.2%
Mobile Homes	9,004	9.9%

Kanawha County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kanawha County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Kanawha County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kanawha County, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kanawha County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Kanawha County, WV