Hampshire County, West Virginia

Hampshire County has a population of 23,465 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $219,200, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $63,116.

Home price
$219,200
Income
$63,116
Population
23,465
Unemployment
9.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$219,200county
Median gross rent$720county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198038.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use20.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,573county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,255county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,965county
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$63,116county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%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 home9.4%county
Unemployment rate9.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government25.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.8%county
Economic output per resident$23,976county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.38%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 time41.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport41508county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths46.9county
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 higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2701county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians26county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.4%county

Place

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

Population23,465county
Land area in square miles640county
People per square mile of land36.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age48.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.3%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls28.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents273county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in584county
Households that moved away435county
Average income of arriving households$66,550county
Average income of departing households$47,885county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year129county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate249(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing114 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,213 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.8%county
Homes heated by propane10.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.9%county
Homes heated by wood24.0%county
Households with broadband82.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk58.7county
Landslide risk89.3county
Hail risk30.8county
Earthquake risk32.6county
Tornado risk20.0county
Tropical cyclone risk65.7county
Extreme heat risk26.8county
Winter weather risk40.5county
Strong wind risk42.8county
Wildfire risk54.9county

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 Hampshire 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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