Calhoun County, WV Demographic Data
Calhoun County, WV Summary
Calhoun County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 7,613
- Area: 280.68 sq. miles
- Land Area: 279.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.43 sq. miles
- Population Density: 27.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,041.99 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Calhoun County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,797
51%
50.8
Male
3,685
49%
49.2
Total Population
7,482
323,128,000
Calhoun County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
386
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
402
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
421
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
368
4.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
464
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
665
8.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
863
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,101
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
617
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
617
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
925
12.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
420
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
233
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,018
80.4%
77.2
Female
2,983
49.6%
51.3
Male
3,035
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,703
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,008
26.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,578
21.1%
15.2
Female
787
49.9%
55.8
Male
791
50.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Calhoun County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,392
98.8%
96.8
White
7,365
98.4%
72.6
Black or African American
12
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9
0.1%
0.8
Asian
5
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
90
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
83
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
37
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
42
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,399
98.9%
82.2
Calhoun County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
474
8.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
782
14.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,494
45.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
763
14.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
280
5.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
477
8.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
171
3.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,256
23.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,185
76.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
648
11.9%
31.2
Calhoun County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,343
21.4%
33.7%
Now Married
3,530
56.3%
47.5
Divorced
868
13.8%
11.0%
Separated
57
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
475
7.6
5.8%
Calhoun County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,963
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
133
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
77
1.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
51
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Calhoun County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
308
10.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
143
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
563
19.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
324
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
444
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
482
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
395
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
151
5.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
68
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
39,384
57,617
Per capita income
20,640
31,128
Calhoun County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
308
12.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
82
3.2%
9.8
Construction
356
14.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
722
28.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
97
3.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
131
5.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
112
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
117
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
157
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
315
12.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
150
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2
0.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
613
24.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
728
28.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
322
12.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
548
21.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
338
13.3%
18.1%
Calhoun County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,449
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,013
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
327
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
76
3.1%
2.7
Other means
24
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
9
0.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.2
26.6
Calhoun County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
265
9.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
869
29.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
959
32.9%
37.1
3 or more
820
28.1%
21.0
Calhoun County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,913
73.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,400
82.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
513
17.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,037
26.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Calhoun County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,950
1 room
124
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
64
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
140
3.5%
9.1
4 rooms
616
15.6%
16.5
5 rooms
998
25.3%
19.8
6 rooms
720
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
535
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
408
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
345
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Calhoun County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,950
1-unit, detached
2,820
71.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
0.9%
5.9
2-units
14
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
19
0.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
73
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
11
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
960
24.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.1%
0.1
Calhoun County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
658
16.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
284
7.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
338
8.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
464
11.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
593
15.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
567
14.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
566
14.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
430
10.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
50
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Calhoun County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,229
76.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
164
5.6%
4.7
Electricity
402
13.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
5
0.2%
0.1
Wood
102
3.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Calhoun County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
893
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
53
5.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
139
15.6%
28.8%
Less than $500
219
24.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
474
53.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
495
55.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
145
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
71
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
45
5.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
137
15.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Calhoun County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
333
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
2.4%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
2.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
110
33.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
207
62.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
180
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
570
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
70
22.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
32
10.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
7.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
36
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
128
41.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
207
0.0%
0.0%
Calhoun County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,400
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
753
31.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
775
32.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
268
11.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
331
13.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
196
8.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
63
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
14
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
80,000
205,000
