Mineral County, West Virginia

Mineral County has a population of 26,854 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $180,400, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $69,375.

Home price
$180,400
Income
$69,375
Population
26,854
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$180,400county
Median gross rent$809county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$869county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$695county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,146county
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$69,375county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate14.0%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 home9.3%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government24.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.6%county
Economic output per resident$39,953county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%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 time27.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8017county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.7%county
Traffic deaths18.6county
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 higher23.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3931county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

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

Population26,854county
Land area in square miles328county
People per square mile of land81.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store4.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age44.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.6%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents278county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in540county
Households that moved away524county
Average income of arriving households$48,843county
Average income of departing households$49,336county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year43county
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 temperature53.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.9 incounty
Annual snowfall23.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.92 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing116 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,052 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity50.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas19.5%county
Homes heated by propane6.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.0%county
Homes heated by wood14.3%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk74.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.1county
Landslide risk86.3county
Hail risk42.0county
Earthquake risk32.3county
Tornado risk18.5county
Tropical cyclone risk59.7county
Extreme heat risk33.3county
Winter weather risk46.6county
Strong wind risk32.5county
Wildfire risk25.8county

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 Mineral 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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