Calhoun County, West Virginia

Calhoun County has a population of 6,048 and has shrunk 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $100,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $43,980.

Home price
$100,500
Income
$43,980
Population
6,048
Unemployment
8.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$100,500county
Median gross rent$473county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198058.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented12.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$869county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$706county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,173county
Home insurance / yr$1,860(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.3(statewide)
Median household income$43,980county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate32.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.1%county
Unemployment rate8.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force40.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.3%county
Share of workers employed by government20.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$24,578county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.42%county
Top state income tax4.82%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.82%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time39.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4356county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.9%county
Traffic deaths33.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher10.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.9%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment789county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians65county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year27.7%county
Frequent mental distress21.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity40.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,048county
Land area in square miles279county
People per square mile of land21.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age48.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.0%county
Second languages0.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents337county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in76county
Households that moved away91county
Average income of arriving households$38,526county
Average income of departing households$39,176county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate249(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.92 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing115 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use892 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas74.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband77.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk45.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.7county
Landslide risk90.7county
Hail risk15.2county
Earthquake risk24.6county
Tornado risk5.7county
Tropical cyclone risk44.6county
Extreme heat risk19.5county
Winter weather risk16.3county
Strong wind risk10.4county
Wildfire risk3.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Calhoun County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the West Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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