Pendleton County, West Virginia

Pendleton County has a population of 6,043 and has shrunk 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,800, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $64,931.

Home price
$183,800
Income
$64,931
Population
6,043
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,800county
Median gross rent$770county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant36.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use19.2%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$1,209county
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$64,931county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate16.6%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.6%county
Economic output per resident$38,487county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.34%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 time29.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8762county
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 station39 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%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 higher18.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment850county
Students per full-time teacher10.6county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.5%county

Place

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

Population6,043county
Land area in square miles696county
People per square mile of land8.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store35.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-14county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age50.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.1%county
Second languages1.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents895county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in84county
Households that moved away135county
Average income of arriving households$56,833county
Average income of departing households$46,200county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year23county
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 temperature50.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing138 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
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 electricity32.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.2%county
Homes heated by propane19.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil10.2%county
Homes heated by wood33.9%county
Households with broadband79.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk58.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.1county
Landslide risk88.2county
Hail risk18.4county
Earthquake risk18.7county
Tornado risk6.5county
Tropical cyclone risk60.8county
Extreme heat risk3.7county
Winter weather risk28.4county
Strong wind risk22.6county
Wildfire risk26.8county

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 Pendleton 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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