Monroe County, West Virginia

Monroe County has a population of 12,386 and has grown 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,300, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $56,750.

Home price
$156,300
Income
$56,750
Population
12,386
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$156,300county
Median gross rent$690county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.8%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$1,209county
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$56,750county
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 home5.4%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.0%county
Economic output per resident$24,980county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.46%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 time37.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport9011county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths8.1county
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 higher15.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1611county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.1%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.3%county

Place

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

Population12,386county
Land area in square miles473county
People per square mile of land26.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract21.5%county
Population change since 2020+0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.1%county
Share of households that are one person32.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.1%county
Second languages0.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents364county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in249county
Households that moved away206county
Average income of arriving households$42,896county
Average income of departing households$41,092county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature53.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.9 incounty
Annual snowfall21.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.05 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing106 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days180 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.4¢county
Household electricity use999 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.5%county
Homes heated by propane12.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.4%county
Homes heated by wood15.2%county
Households with broadband80.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk49.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk35.1county
Landslide risk89.2county
Hail risk17.9county
Earthquake risk44.1county
Tornado risk9.7county
Tropical cyclone risk45.6county
Extreme heat risk1.8county
Winter weather risk39.0county
Strong wind risk23.5county
Wildfire risk50.3county

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 Monroe 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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