Benwood city, WV

Marshall County, WV

2022 population: 1,251 ( 169 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population density: 964.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,163	92.97%	13.9%
Black:	32	2.56%	77.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	2	0.16%	0.0%
2+ races:	36	2.88%	2.9%
Hispanic:	18	1.44%	28.6%

Total non-White:	88	7.03%	27.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-188	-16.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	19	1.6

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
1,420
1,351	95.14%
18	1.27%
0	0.00%
2	0.14%
35	2.46%
14	0.99%
69	4.86%

2000
1,571
1,540	98.03%
15	0.95%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.45%
9	0.57%
31	1.97%

1990
1,669
1,636	98.02%
3	0.18%
0	0.00%
3	0.18%
n/a
27	1.62%
33	1.98%

1980
2,023
2,003	99.01%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.49%
20	0.99%

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

-189	-12.0
38	2.4

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

-96	-5.8
-2	-0.1

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

-367	-18.1
13	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Benwood 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
52.4
126	10.1%
1,125	89.9%
268	21.4%

578
2.16

338	58.5%
254	75.1%
11	3.3%
240	41.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
325	22.9%
1,095	77.1%
235	16.5%

654
2.17

357	54.6%
206	57.7%
65	18.2%
297	45.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
331	21.1%
1,240	78.9%
328	20.9%

713
2.20

425	59.6%
283	66.6%
77	18.1%
288	40.4%

1990
Number	Percent
39.9
389	23.3%
1,280	76.7%
393	23.5%

724
2.31

460	63.5%
323	70.2%
47	10.2%
264	36.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.8
473	23.4%
1,550	76.6%
324	16.0%

780
2.59

566	72.6%
405	71.6%
53	9.4%
214	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Benwood city, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	57	9.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	47	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	51	8.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	8.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	29	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	26	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	37	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	44	7.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	78	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	1.6%
$200,000 or more	5	0.9%

Median Household Income	38,000
Per Capita Income	23,741

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	86	14.9%
Public Assistance	20	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	163	28.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	611	72.5%
Unemployed	31	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	642	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	201	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	277	208	57.1%
Non-Profit	27	24	52.9%
Self-Employed	16	16	50.0%

Local Government	12	0	100.0%
State Government	1	7	12.5%
Federal Government	48	7	87.3%

Total Private + Self	293	224	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	88	38	69.8%
Total	381	262	59.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	56	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	121	18.8%
Professional, Technical	53	8.2%
Service Occupations	134	20.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	0.9%
All others	279	43.4%

White Collar		35.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	146	22.7%
Health care and social assistance	105	16.3%
Construction	68	10.6%
Other services	61	9.5%
Manufacturing	58	9.0%
Wholesale trade	38	5.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	21	3.3%
Educational services	20	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	19	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	2.2%
Finance and insurance	12	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	1.7%
Information	6	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	0.9%
Public administration	3	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18	1.44%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	2	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,180	96.6%
Spanish	18	1.5%
German, other Germanic	11	0.9%
Other Indo-European	9	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	204	16.3%
German	130	10.4%
American	111	8.9%
Polish	89	7.1%
Italian	65	5.2%
Dutch	59	4.7%
Scottish	36	2.9%
English	32	2.6%
Croatian	26	2.1%
Slovak	12	1.0%
Swedish	11	0.9%
Brazilian	9	0.7%
British	7	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	7	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	6	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,240	99.1%
Not a citizen	11	0.9%

Native	1,239	99.0%
Foreign-born	12	1.0%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benwood city, WV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	1.0%	133	13.1%	499	49.1%	282	27.8%	62	6.1%	30	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	1.0%
9-12 Years	133	13.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	499	49.1%
Some College	282	27.8%
Bach. Degree	62	6.1%
Grad Degree	30	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	349	67.0%	Joe Biden (D)	165	31.7%	7	1.3%	521	-2	20	0.07%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	51%	Shelley Capito* (R)	370	72.3%	Paula Swearengin (D)	131	25.6%	11 [+]	2.1%	512	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 11 (2.1%);
2020	G	51%	Jim Justice* (R)	321	62.7%	Ben Salango (D)	165	32.2%	26 [+]	5.1%	512	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 21 (4.1%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 5 (1.0%);

*: 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	706
Median Value	$67,800

Occupied	578	81.9%
Vacant	128	18.1%

Owned	378	65.4%
Rented	200	34.6%
Median Rent	$625

Single-Family Units	552	78.2%
Detached	461	65.3%
Attached	91	12.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	32	4.5%
Mobile Homes	13	1.8%

Benwood city, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benwood city, WV

2022 Housing Data for Benwood city, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benwood city, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Benwood city, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benwood city, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benwood city, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benwood city, WV