Wetzel County, West Virginia

Wetzel County has a population of 14,078 and has shrunk 5.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $107,900, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $56,836.

Home price
$107,900
Income
$56,836
Population
14,078
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$107,900county
Median gross rent$688county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198071.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$714county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,206county
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$56,836county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate16.0%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 home4.0%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.3%county
Economic output per resident$97,401county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.67%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 time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42288county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 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 station68 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths28.4county
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 higher17.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.1%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2189county
Students per full-time teacher10.3county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.8%county

Place

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

Population14,078county
Land area in square miles358county
People per square mile of land39.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.9%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages0.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents436county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in287county
Households that moved away297county
Average income of arriving households$40,418county
Average income of departing households$47,872county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature52.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.3 incounty
Annual snowfall37.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.7¢county
Household electricity use897 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.7%county
Homes heated by propane4.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood5.3%county
Households with broadband81.4%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 risk26.3county
Landslide risk88.6county
Hail risk28.7county
Earthquake risk22.8county
Tornado risk15.9county
Tropical cyclone risk50.9county
Extreme heat risk23.0county
Winter weather risk7.2county
Strong wind risk13.3county
Wildfire risk10.6county

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 Wetzel 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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