Mingo County, WV Demographic Data
Mingo County, WV Summary
Mingo County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 26,503
- Area: 423.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 423.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.86 sq. miles
- Population Density: 62.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,194.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mingo County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,010
51%
50.8
Male
12,539
49%
49.2
Total Population
25,549
323,128,000
Mingo County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,619
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,396
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,775
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,333
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,438
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,031
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,377
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,603
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,860
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,082
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,481
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,250
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
304
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,851
77.7%
77.2
Female
10,289
51.8%
51.3
Male
9,562
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,267
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,305
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,035
15.8%
15.2
Female
2,179
54.0%
55.8
Male
1,856
46.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Mingo County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
25,230
98.8%
96.8
White
24,538
96.0%
72.6
Black or African American
389
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
17
0.1%
0.8
Asian
23
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
23
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
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
263
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
319
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
90
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
76
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
14
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
25,459
99.6%
82.2
Mingo County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,874
10.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,814
15.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,415
41.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,940
16.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,161
6.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,022
5.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
762
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,688
26.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,300
73.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,784
9.9%
31.2
Mingo County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,941
19.0%
33.7%
Now Married
11,438
55.1%
47.5
Divorced
2,943
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
398
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
2,039
9.8
5.8%
Mingo County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
23,750
99.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
180
0.8%
21.6%
Spanish
155
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.1%
1.1%
Mingo County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,614
14.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
937
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,931
17.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,268
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,531
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,355
12.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,081
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
863
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
131
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
142
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
32,441
57,617
Per capita income
19,502
31,128
Mingo County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,417
18.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
348
4.6%
9.8
Construction
320
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,071
27.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
196
2.6%
6.6
Information
79
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
324
4.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
299
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
395
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
457
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,000
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
513
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
183
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,645
21.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,035
26.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,084
14.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,527
20.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,311
17.2%
18.1%
Mingo County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,952
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,779
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
734
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.0%
5.1
Walked
297
4.3%
2.7
Other means
14
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
126
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.4
26.6
Mingo County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,258
11.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,563
42.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,272
30.1%
37.1
3 or more
1,760
16.2%
21.0
Mingo County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,853
86.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,134
74.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,719
25.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,768
14.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Mingo County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,621
1 room
20
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
89
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
617
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,863
14.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,684
21.3%
19.8
6 rooms
3,668
29.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,798
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,163
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
719
5.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mingo County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,621
1-unit, detached
7,255
57.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
83
0.7%
5.9
2-units
197
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
212
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
269
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
192
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
207
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
4,197
33.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.1%
0.1
Mingo County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,170
9.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
798
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
810
6.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
598
4.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,471
19.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,279
18.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,433
19.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,792
14.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
261
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
9
0.1%
1.4%
Mingo County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,522
14.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
156
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
8,666
79.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
119
1.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
78
0.7%
0.1
Wood
296
2.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
Mingo County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,759
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
2
0.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
37
1.3%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
40
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
87
3.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
221
8.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
785
28.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,587
57.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,428
52.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
326
12.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
219
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
146
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
606
22.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
34
0.0%
0.0%
Mingo County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,805
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$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
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
588
32.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,217
67.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
914
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
592
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
324
19.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
189
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
182
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
136
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
80
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
771
45.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,037
0.0%
0.0%
Mingo County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,134
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,859
35.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,724
33.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,402
17.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
672
8.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
294
3.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
89
1.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
33
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
61
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
70,600
205,000
