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Pleasants County, WV

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

AI Overview

Pleasants County is a small rural county of 7,572 residents with a GDP per capita of $73,272 that substantially exceeds its median household income of $60,932, pointing to a capital-intensive industrial base typical of energy and utilities sectors in the region. The labor pool is limited — with a 54.2% participation rate and only 14.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher — though 88.1% have at least a high school diploma and median worker earnings run $35,165. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $129,300 and median gross rent of $700/month, and the county posted modest population growth of +0.9% over five years against a poverty rate of just 8.0%.

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

Population

7,572

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,932

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.9% since 2018

Pleasants County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,149 (95.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races246 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race73 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone31 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone22 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish33
  2. 2.Other Indo-European27
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

671

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$73,272

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,318

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance717
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)568
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities436
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)279
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services275

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations830
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations828
  3. 3.Service Occupations606
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations573
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations288

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.10×)108
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.98×)373
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.71×)549
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)170
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)837

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$700/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999372 (16.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999211 (9.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999197 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999183 (8.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999134 (5.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999122 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,165

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,417 (79.8%)
  • Worked At Home376 (12.4%)
  • Carpooled222 (7.3%)
  • Walked14 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (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.