McMechen city, WV

Marshall County, WV

2022 population: 1,812 ( 114 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population density: 3174.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,554	85.76%	16.9%
Black:	3	0.17%	84.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	10	0.55%	233.3%
2+ races:	220	12.14%	1733.3%
Hispanic:	25	1.38%	25.0%

Total non-White:	258	14.24%	360.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-316	-19.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	202	12.7

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
1,926
1,870	97.09%
19	0.99%
2	0.10%
3	0.16%
12	0.62%
20	1.04%
56	2.91%

2000
1,937
1,912	98.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.31%
19	0.98%
0	0.00%
25	1.29%

1990
2,131
2,127	99.81%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.19%
4	0.19%

1980
2,373
2,351	99.07%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.29%
n/a
15	0.63%
22	0.93%

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

-42	-2.2
31	1.6

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

-215	-10.1
21	1.0

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

-224	-9.4
-18	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for McMechen 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
34.3
504	27.8%
1,308	72.2%
264	14.6%

640
2.82

380	59.4%
221	58.2%
69	18.2%
260	40.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
403	20.9%
1,523	79.1%
340	17.7%

856
2.24

516	60.3%
346	67.1%
66	12.8%
340	39.7%

2000
Number	Percent
43.5
401	20.7%
1,536	79.3%
439	22.7%

864
2.23

569	65.9%
395	69.4%
61	10.7%
295	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
39.5
476	22.3%
1,655	77.7%
445	20.9%

862
2.47

616	71.5%
492	79.9%
48	7.8%
246	28.5%

1980
Number	Percent
39.4
565	23.8%
1,808	76.2%
422	17.8%

972
2.44

665	68.4%
563	84.7%
25	3.8%
307	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for McMechen city, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	52	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	52	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	54	8.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	28	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	22	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	13	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	77	12.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	60	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	35	5.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	68	10.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	4.5%
$200,000 or more	21	3.3%

Median Household Income	51,389
Per Capita Income	27,164

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	57	8.9%
Public Assistance	21	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	203	31.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	776	69.1%
Unemployed	45	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	821	73.1%
Not in Labor Force	302	26.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	342	246	58.2%
Non-Profit	99	28	78.0%
Self-Employed	7	4	63.6%

Local Government	8	5	61.5%
State Government	35	21	62.5%
Federal Government	17	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	349	250	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	159	54	74.6%
Total	508	304	62.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	91	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	249	30.7%
Professional, Technical	156	19.2%
Service Occupations	46	5.7%
All others	270	33.3%

White Collar		61.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	143	17.6%
Retail trade	119	14.7%
Construction	85	10.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	55	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	51	6.3%
Other services	50	6.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	48	5.9%
Wholesale trade	44	5.4%
Public administration	41	5.0%
Educational services	37	4.6%
Finance and insurance	28	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	24	3.0%
Information	22	2.7%
Manufacturing	17	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	1.5%
Utilities	4	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.06%
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	4	0.22%
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	4	0.22%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	20	1.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	7	0.39%
Indian	2	0.11%
Chinese	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,701	98.4%
Spanish	23	1.3%
Other Asian	3	0.2%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	445	24.6%
Irish	328	18.1%
English	309	17.1%
Italian	183	10.1%
Scottish	137	7.6%
Polish	79	4.4%
American	75	4.1%
Welsh	63	3.5%
Croatian	41	2.3%
Slovak	27	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	21	1.2%
British	14	0.8%
Russian	14	0.8%
Lebanese	12	0.7%
Dutch	8	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,810	99.9%
Not a citizen	2	0.1%

Native	1,788	98.7%
Foreign-born	24	1.3%

Historical Statewide Election Results for McMechen city, WV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	1.2%	103	8.5%	475	39.4%	403	33.4%	146	12.1%	65	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	1.2%
9-12 Years	103	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	475	39.4%
Some College	403	33.4%
Bach. Degree	146	12.1%
Grad Degree	65	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	507	65.9%	Joe Biden (D)	249	32.4%	13	1.7%	769	-3	19	0.10%

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	51%	Shelley Capito* (R)	518	69.3%	Paula Swearengin (D)	211	28.2%	19 [+]	2.5%	748	-1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 19 (2.5%);
2020	G	51%	Jim Justice* (R)	477	63.4%	Ben Salango (D)	239	31.8%	36 [+]	4.8%	752	-1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 28 (3.7%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 8 (1.1%);

*: 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	836
Median Value	$87,000

Occupied	640	76.6%
Vacant	196	23.4%

Owned	456	71.2%
Rented	184	28.8%
Median Rent	$581

Single-Family Units	711	85.0%
Detached	659	78.8%
Attached	52	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	1.1%
Mobile Homes	21	2.5%

McMechen city, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McMechen city, WV

2022 Housing Data for McMechen city, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for McMechen city, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McMechen city, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for McMechen city, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for McMechen city, WV