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Profile of Senate District 8, WV

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Approximate PVI: R+8

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2022 population: 100,829

2022 Census data
White:	87,598	86.88%
Black:	7,152	7.09%
Indian:	144	0.14%
Asian:	784	0.78%
2+ races:	3,978	3.95%
Hispanic:	1,146	1.14%

Total non-White:	13,231	13.12%

Age, Family & Household Data for Senate District 8, WV

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2022
Number	Percent
44.3
19,100	18.9%
81,729	81.1%
21,107	20.9%

42,922
2.32

25,242	58.8%
18,532	73.4%
2,472	9.8%
17,680	41.2%

2022 Housing Data for Senate District 8, WV

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	52,390
Median Value	$123,400

Occupied	42,922	81.9%
Vacant	9,468	18.1%

Owned	29,649	69.1%
Rented	13,273	30.9%
Median Rent	$817

Single-Family Units	35,936	68.6%
Detached	35,194	67.2%
Attached	742	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,330	10.2%
Mobile Homes	7,090	13.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Senate District 8, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,206	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,047	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,503	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,595	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,067	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,353	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,102	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,239	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,694	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,903	9.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,904	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,658	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,228	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,867	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,843	4.3%
$200,000 or more	1,713	4.0%

Median Household Income	49,071
Per Capita Income	30,418

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,321	7.7%
Public Assistance	1,430	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,300	19.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	38,315	61.5%
Unemployed	2,706	4.3%
In Armed Forces	254	0.4%

Total Labor Force	41,275	66.2%
Not in Labor Force	21,027	33.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	15,895	11,811	57.4%
Non-Profit	1,171	2,758	29.8%
Self-Employed	1,338	731	64.7%

Local Government	1,073	1,644	39.5%
State Government	1,516	1,910	44.2%
Federal Government	607	609	49.9%

Total Private + Self	17,233	12,542	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,367	6,921	38.7%
Total	21,600	19,463	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,708	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,465	23.0%
Professional, Technical	9,256	22.5%
Service Occupations	7,878	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	140	0.3%
All others	9,898	24.0%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,767	16.4%
Retail trade	5,154	12.5%
Accommodation and food services	3,571	8.7%
Public administration	3,312	8.0%
Educational services	3,033	7.4%
Manufacturing	2,738	6.6%
Construction	2,279	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,140	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,039	4.9%
Other services	2,005	4.9%
Finance and insurance	1,904	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,833	4.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	967	2.3%
Wholesale trade	866	2.1%
Utilities	719	1.7%
Information	690	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	615	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	291	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	242	0.6%
Management	40	0.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Senate District 8, WV

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	408	0.40%
Puerto Rican	335	0.33%
Cuban	91	0.09%
Dominican	24	0.02%

Total Central American	173	0.17%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	126	0.12%
Salvadoran	37	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	33	0.03%
Argentinean	20	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	13	0.01%
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	82	0.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	225	0.22%
Indian	148	0.15%
Korean	71	0.07%
Chinese	49	0.05%
Japanese	36	0.04%
Thai	33	0.03%
Vietnamese	15	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	94,824	98.5%
Spanish	478	0.5%
Other Indo-European	238	0.2%
Other Asian	183	0.2%
Korean	132	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	107	0.1%
Tagalog	105	0.1%
German, other Germanic	75	0.1%
Arabic	52	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	13,986	13.9%
American	12,009	11.9%
German	11,767	11.7%
Irish	10,303	10.2%
Italian	2,333	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	2,252	2.2%
Scottish	1,490	1.5%
European	1,450	1.4%
Dutch	1,147	1.1%
French	806	0.8%
British	691	0.7%
Polish	663	0.7%
Welsh	604	0.6%
Hungarian	418	0.4%
Lebanese	411	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	100,329	99.5%
Not a citizen	500	0.5%

Native	99,765	98.9%
Foreign-born	1,064	1.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Senate District 8, WV

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
3,058	4.2%	5,298	7.2%	30,949	42.3%	18,729	25.6%	9,443	12.9%	5,628	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,058	4.2%
9-12 Years	5,298	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,949	42.3%
Some College	18,729	25.6%
Bach. Degree	9,443	12.9%
Grad Degree	5,628	7.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Election Results for Senate District 8, WV

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	8	Mark Hunt (R)	14,615	56.8%	Richard Lindsay* (D)	11,136	43.2%	0	0.0%	25,751

*: incumbent sp: special election RO: runoff election