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Summers County, WV

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

AI Overview

Summers County is a small, rural Appalachian county with a population of 11,833 and a labor force participation rate of just 35.9%, reflecting a workforce that is structurally limited in size and skewed older, with a median age of 50.6 years. Only 16.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $35,248, pointing to a lower-cost, primarily blue-collar labor pool. The county has contracted sharply, losing 9.1% of its population over five years, with a 19.2% poverty rate and GDP per capita of $18,499, though homeownership is high at 81.2% and median home values are low at $126,100.

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

Population

11,833

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,699

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,651 (90.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone718 (6.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race151 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races115 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone67 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone27 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish99
  2. 2.Other Indo-European31
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic9
  5. 5.Korean3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

918

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,499

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,384

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance983
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)524
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)518
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services337
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services314

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,310
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations912
  3. 3.Service Occupations635
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations367
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations292

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.71×)439
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.60×)597
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.57×)124
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)916
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.07×)253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$126,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$922/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999564 (14.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999352 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999344 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999293 (7.7%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999266 (7.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999245 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

35.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,248

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,910 (85.8%)
  • Carpooled254 (7.5%)
  • Worked At Home141 (4.2%)
  • Walked49 (1.4%)
  • Other38 (1.1%)
  • 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.