Randolph County, West Virginia

Randolph County has a population of 27,576 and has shrunk 3.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $144,800, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $52,757.

Home price
$144,800
Income
$52,757
Population
27,576
Unemployment
7.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$144,800county
Median gross rent$821county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$708county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,183county
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$52,757county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate15.9%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 home8.1%county
Unemployment rate7.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government21.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.8%county
Economic output per resident$41,507county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.39%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 time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42288county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.5 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 station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths43.5county
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 higher19.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment3494county
Students per full-time teacher13.3county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population27,576county
Land area in square miles1,040county
People per square mile of land26.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age44.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.8%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents265county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in447county
Households that moved away423county
Average income of arriving households$47,056county
Average income of departing households$40,440county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature49.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.0 incounty
Annual snowfall74.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing140 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days158 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

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 electricity34.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.7%county
Homes heated by propane14.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood7.3%county
Households with broadband83.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk78.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.3county
Landslide risk90.0county
Hail risk37.1county
Earthquake risk33.9county
Tornado risk9.1county
Tropical cyclone risk50.8county
Extreme heat risk1.9county
Winter weather risk53.0county
Strong wind risk22.4county
Wildfire risk16.9county

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 Randolph 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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