Grant County, WV Demographic Data
Grant County, WV Summary
Grant County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 11,929
- Area: 480.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 477.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.91 sq. miles
- Population Density: 24.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,797.57 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Grant County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,862
50%
50.8
Male
5,908
50%
49.2
Total Population
11,770
323,128,000
Grant County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
603
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
604
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
674
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
668
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
677
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,151
9.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,328
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,732
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
962
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
760
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,574
13.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
669
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
368
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,461
80.4%
77.2
Female
4,718
49.9%
51.3
Male
4,743
50.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,100
77.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,093
26.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,611
22.2%
15.2
Female
1,379
52.8%
55.8
Male
1,232
47.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Grant County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,713
99.5%
96.8
White
11,526
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
174
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
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
13
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
57
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
135
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
128
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,635
98.9%
82.2
Grant County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
732
8.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
828
9.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,008
46.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,199
14.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
580
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
666
7.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
531
6.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,560
18.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,984
81.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,197
14.0%
31.2
Grant County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,597
26.3%
33.7%
Now Married
5,066
51.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,231
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
139
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
856
8.7
5.8%
Grant County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,961
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
206
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
112
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
85
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.1%
1.1%
Grant County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
232
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
410
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
638
15.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
520
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
807
19.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
746
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
399
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
299
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
57
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
50
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
38,703
57,617
Per capita income
20,648
31,128
Grant County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
203
4.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
231
4.7%
9.8
Construction
704
14.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,066
21.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
176
3.6%
6.6
Information
44
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
900
18.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
237
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
252
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
180
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
521
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
261
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
91
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
796
16.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,114
22.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,194
24.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
914
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
848
17.4%
18.1%
Grant County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,745
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,865
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
521
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
49
1.0%
5.1
Walked
146
3.1%
2.7
Other means
8
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
156
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.9
26.6
Grant County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
323
7.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,186
28.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,393
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,256
30.2%
21.0
Grant County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,158
64.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,286
79.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
872
21.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,328
35.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
20
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Grant County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,486
1 room
36
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
217
3.3%
2.7
3 rooms
305
4.7%
9.1
4 rooms
961
14.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,385
21.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,385
21.4%
17.8
7 rooms
989
15.2%
12.0
8 rooms
638
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
570
8.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Grant County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,486
1-unit, detached
4,857
74.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
37
0.6%
5.9
2-units
21
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
140
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
213
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
71
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
11
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
1,136
17.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Grant County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,237
19.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
358
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
282
4.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
567
8.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,321
20.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,002
15.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,064
16.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
582
9.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
73
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Grant County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
201
4.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
491
11.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,487
35.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
628
15.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
46
1.1%
0.1
Wood
1,269
30.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
21
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
15
0.4%
1.1
Grant County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,415
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
6
0.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
37
2.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
105
7.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
201
14.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
377
26.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
684
48.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
701
49.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
268
19.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
134
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
93
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
211
15.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Grant County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
770
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
2.1%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
17
2.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
303
39.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
434
56.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
102
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
557
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
128
16.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
120
15.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
159
20.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
92
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
3.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
239
31.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
107
0.0%
0.0%
Grant County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,286
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
449
13.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
762
23.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
651
19.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
672
20.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
616
18.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
124
3.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
12
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
130,700
205,000