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Mingo County, WV

Demographic and economic profile of Mingo County, WV, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Mingo County's economy is rooted in extractive industries characteristic of southern West Virginia's coalfields, reflected in a GDP per capita of $29,063 against median household income of just $38,119 and a poverty rate of 29.9%. The labor market is severely constrained, with only 36.7% labor force participation, 10.8% unemployment, and 8.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher among a county population of 22,979. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $85,600 and median gross rent of $604/month, but the county has lost 7.1% of its population over the past five years and carries a median age of 44.5.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$38,119

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.1% since 2018

Mingo County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,483 (95.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone447 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races322 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race173 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone113 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)67
  2. 2.Spanish46
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic35
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,040

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,063

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$22,073

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

29.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,579
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining900
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services736
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)550
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services438

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,852
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,360
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,007
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations879
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations670

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 9.63×)933
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)824
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.22×)1,727
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.10×)584
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.03×)297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$85,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$604/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999941 (13.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999726 (10.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999602 (8.8%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999522 (7.6%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999498 (7.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999390 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

76.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

36.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,273

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,333 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled679 (12.5%)
  • Worked At Home302 (5.5%)
  • Walked104 (1.9%)
  • Other27 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.