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Grant County, WV

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

AI Overview

Grant County, WV is a small rural county of 10,972 residents with a labor force participation rate of 56.8% and median worker earnings of $36,523, reflecting a workforce that skews older (median age 46.4) and has limited college attainment at 17.9% with a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $167,500 and median gross rent of $612 per month, against a median household income of $62,361. The county has seen a 5.7% population decline over five years, an unemployment rate of 4.9%, and a poverty rate of 13.4%.

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

Population

10,972

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,361

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,547 (96.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone185 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races133 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race98 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone19 (0.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)24
  2. 2.Spanish12
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic11
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

734

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,760

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,090
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)712
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)545
  4. 4.Construction (Group)396
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities345

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,131
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,071
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,002
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations958
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations673

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.80×)142
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.64×)807
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.38×)471
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.30×)302
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)621

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$167,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$612/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999436 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999396 (11.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999387 (10.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999372 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999288 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999260 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,523

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,880 (80.9%)
  • Worked At Home437 (9.1%)
  • Carpooled413 (8.6%)
  • Walked45 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle7 (0.1%)

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.