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Calhoun County, WV

Demographic and economic profile of Calhoun County, WV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Calhoun County is a rural West Virginia county of 6,158 residents with an economy that generates a GDP per capita of $19,976 against median worker earnings of $30,590, reflecting a limited and largely local employment base. The labor force participation rate stands at just 40.2%, unemployment is 10.9%, and only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, while the county's population has contracted 16.7% over five years and the poverty rate sits at 33.4%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $111,200 and median gross rent of $483 per month, and the homeownership rate reaches 87.1%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

6,158

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$43,980

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-16.7% since 2018

Calhoun County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,794 (95.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race124 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races73 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone40 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone9 (0.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone5 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish9
  2. 2.Other Indo-European4
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

442

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,976

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,520

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

33.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance411
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)326
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities272
  4. 4.Construction (Group)169
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining148

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations540
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations445
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations410
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations300
  5. 5.Service Occupations187

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.44×)159
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.30×)247
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.52×)304
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)121
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.21×)153

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$111,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$483/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999290 (13.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999261 (11.9%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999230 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999144 (6.5%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999134 (6.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999133 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,590

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

39.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,617 (90.7%)
  • Carpooled50 (2.8%)
  • Walked49 (2.7%)
  • Worked At Home37 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle22 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.