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Taylor County, WV

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

AI Overview

Taylor County, WV is a small rural county of 16,543 residents with a workforce characterized by limited educational attainment—only 17.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and low labor costs, with median worker earnings of $36,117 against a median household income of $57,795. Labor market conditions are constrained, with a 9.6% unemployment rate and a 53.6% labor force participation rate reflecting a reduced available pool. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $144,000 and median gross rent of $672/month, though the county has shed 2.4% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

16,543

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,795

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,680 (95.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races439 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race232 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone114 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone22 (0.1%)
  • Asian Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish58
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)39
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

942

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,865

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,241

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,979
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)948
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)633
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities612
  5. 5.Construction (Group)604

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,345
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,344
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,154
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations945
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations886

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.00×)621
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.53×)692
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.52×)1,083
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.47×)154
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.39×)535

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$144,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$672/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999536 (9.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999482 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999444 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999419 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999414 (7.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999398 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,117

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,285 (82.0%)
  • Carpooled647 (10.0%)
  • Worked At Home421 (6.5%)
  • Other59 (0.9%)
  • Walked34 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.