Doddridge County, West Virginia

Doddridge County has a population of 7,711 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,800, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $57,401.

Home price
$160,800
Income
$57,401
Population
7,711
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$160,800county
Median gross rent$866county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented11.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$928county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$754county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,207county
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$57,401county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate14.8%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 home10.0%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.4%county
Economic output per resident$86,265county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.50%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 time30.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42288county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 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 station79 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher13.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1208county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians13county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.6%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population7,711county
Land area in square miles320county
People per square mile of land24.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.6%county
Share of households that are one person24.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents205county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in106county
Households that moved away118county
Average income of arriving households$60,557county
Average income of departing households$48,831county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year3,962(statewide)
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 temperature53.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing116 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

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 electricity13.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas77.8%county
Homes heated by propane5.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband84.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk43.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk89.8county
Hail risk18.3county
Earthquake risk21.7county
Tornado risk9.9county
Tropical cyclone risk36.7county
Extreme heat risk14.1county
Winter weather risk11.7county
Strong wind risk7.8county
Wildfire risk10.7county

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 Doddridge 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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