Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Pocahontas County has a population of 7,784 and has shrunk 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $152,400, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $42,119.

Home price
$152,400
Income
$42,119
Population
7,784
Unemployment
11.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$152,400county
Median gross rent$715county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198045.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant53.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use42.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$869county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$788county
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$42,119county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate22.5%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 home9.1%county
Unemployment rate11.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government25.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.8%county
Economic output per resident$45,291county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.30%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 time22.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 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 network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths51.4county
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 higher19.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.7%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment897county
Students per full-time teacher10.4county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution40 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.5%county

Place

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

Population7,784county
Land area in square miles940county
People per square mile of land8.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store4.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age49.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.1%county
Share of households that are one person37.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages0.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents635county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in153county
Households that moved away155county
Average income of arriving households$48,176county
Average income of departing households$47,684county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
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 temperature48.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.1 incounty
Annual snowfall65.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing142 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

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 electricity37.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.0%county
Homes heated by propane24.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.1%county
Homes heated by wood25.1%county
Households with broadband74.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk54.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk34.7county
Landslide risk89.8county
Hail risk18.9county
Earthquake risk23.1county
Tornado risk5.6county
Tropical cyclone risk48.1county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk35.0county
Strong wind risk15.7county
Wildfire risk13.2county

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 Pocahontas 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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