Poca town, WV

Putnam County, WV

2022 population: 1,133 ( 159 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population density: 2042.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,105	97.53%	15.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	15	1.32%	275.0%
Hispanic:	13	1.15%	116.7%

Total non-White:	28	2.47%	64.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	148	18.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	11	1.4

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
974
957	98.25%
5	0.51%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
4	0.41%
6	0.62%
17	1.75%

2000
1,015
1,009	99.41%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.59%
0	0.00%
6	0.59%

1990
1,124
1,115	99.20%
0	0.00%
7	0.62%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	0.80%

1980
1,147
1,126	98.17%
0	0.00%
12	1.05%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.78%
21	1.83%

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

-52	-5.1
11	1.1

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

-106	-9.4
-3	-0.3

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

-11	-1.0
-12	-1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Poca town, 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
38.6
322	28.4%
811	71.6%
230	20.3%

457
2.48

339	74.2%
210	61.9%
26	7.7%
118	25.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
210	21.6%
764	78.4%
184	18.9%

395
2.45

290	73.4%
230	79.3%
20	6.9%
105	26.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
241	23.7%
774	76.3%
122	12.0%

396
2.56

292	73.7%
229	78.4%
28	9.6%
104	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
276	24.6%
848	75.4%
101	9.0%

395
2.85

328	83.0%
267	81.4%
25	7.6%
67	17.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
372	32.4%
775	67.6%
73	6.4%

377
3.04

321	85.1%
289	90.0%
17	5.3%
56	14.9%

2022 Housing Data for Poca town, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	61	13.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	27	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	21	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	27	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	40	8.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	56	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	48	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	35	7.7%
$200,000 or more	16	3.5%

Median Household Income	64,408
Per Capita Income	30,944

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	2.4%
Public Assistance	23	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	87	19.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	488	79.3%
Unemployed	7	1.1%
In Armed Forces	3	0.5%

Total Labor Force	498	81.0%
Not in Labor Force	117	19.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	255	140	64.6%
Non-Profit	17	22	43.6%
Self-Employed	14	4	77.8%

Local Government	29	29	50.0%
State Government	6	23	20.7%
Federal Government	7	10	41.2%

Total Private + Self	269	144	65.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	59	84	41.3%
Total	328	228	59.0%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	67	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	130	23.4%
Professional, Technical	120	21.6%
Service Occupations	104	18.7%
All others	135	24.3%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	80	14.4%
Health care and social assistance	79	14.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	73	13.1%
Retail trade	70	12.6%
Educational services	53	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	44	7.9%
Public administration	39	7.0%
Construction	30	5.4%
Other services	29	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	9	1.6%
Utilities	6	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.9%
Wholesale trade	5	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.5%
Finance and insurance	2	0.4%
Information	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	1.15%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,094	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	230	20.3%
Irish	99	8.7%
German	96	8.5%
English	91	8.0%
Welsh	79	7.0%
Italian	26	2.3%
European	16	1.4%
Canadian	13	1.1%
Scottish	7	0.6%
French	6	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	6	0.5%
Swedish	2	0.2%
Northern European	1	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,133	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,130	99.7%
Foreign-born	3	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	1.8%	43	5.6%	317	41.2%	230	29.9%	127	16.5%	39	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	1.8%
9-12 Years	43	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	317	41.2%
Some College	230	29.9%
Bach. Degree	127	16.5%
Grad Degree	39	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +28	R +9	D + 2.7%
D +19
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Donald Trump* (R)	301	69.2%	Joe Biden (D)	125	28.7%	9	2.1%	435	1	22	0.05%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	273	68.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	106	26.6%	20	5.0%	399	1	23	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Poca town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

125

28.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

301

69.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

435

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Poca town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

106

26.6%

Donald Trump (R)

273

68.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

399

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Poca town, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	49%	Shelley Capito* (R)	311	72.0%	Paula Swearengin (D)	112	25.9%	9 [+]	2.1%	432	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 9 (2.1%);
2020	G	48%	Jim Justice* (R)	264	62.7%	Ben Salango (D)	147	34.9%	10 [+]	2.4%	421	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 5 (1.2%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 5 (1.2%);
2018	S1	40%	Joe Manchin* (D)	193	56.3%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	134	39.1%	16 [+]	4.7%	343	-7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 16 (4.7%);
2016	G	48%	Jim Justice (D)	251	62.4%	Bill Cole (R)	128	31.8%	23 [+]	5.7%	402	-10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 20 (5.0%); David Moran (Libertarian) 3 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	480
Median Value	$158,600

Occupied	457	95.2%
Vacant	23	4.8%

Owned	363	79.4%
Rented	94	20.6%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	368	76.7%
Detached	368	76.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	66	13.8%
Mobile Homes	20	4.2%

Poca town, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Poca town, WV

2022 Housing Data for Poca town, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Poca town, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Poca town, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Poca town, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Poca town, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Poca town, WV