BridgeValley Community & Technical's Living Circumstances

Kanawha County School District Overview

BridgeValley Community & Technical College located in Kanawha County School District area. A total of 79,070 households are located in Kanawha County School District area. Among them, 21,401 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 45,959 and 36,532 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.76% (1,368) of residents are non-citizens and 2.27% (4,094) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Kanawha County School District, West Virginia
Household	79,070
Population	180,027
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	21,401 (27.07%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	45,959
Total Students	36,532
Pre-Kindergarten	1,682
Kindergarten	2,094
Grade 1-8	16,248
Grade 9-12	8,333
College/Graduate School	8,175
Veterans	146,096
Non-citizen	1,368
Non-English Home Language	4,094
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

150,849 residents are over the age of 16 and 83,681 people are in labor force. Among them, 83,370 people are in civilian labor force and 311 are in armed labor force. 78,433 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Kanawha County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	77,599	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	64,116	82.62%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,035	7.78%
Public transportation	1,700	2.19%
Walked	2,259	2.91%
Other method	675	0.87%
Worked from home	2,814	3.63%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	78,433	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	30,167	38.46%
Service	15,133	19.29%
Sales and office	19,873	25.34%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,553	7.08%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,707	9.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	78,433	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,156	1.47%
Construction	4,021	5.13%
Manufacturing	4,066	5.18%
Wholesale trade	1,678	2.14%
Retail trade	8,378	10.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,610	4.60%
Information	1,569	2.00%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,913	6.26%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,323	10.61%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	21,730	27.71%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,628	9.73%
Other services, except public administration	3,773	4.81%
Public administration	7,588	9.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	78,433	-
Private wage and salary workers	59,265	75.56%
Government workers	15,773	20.11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,218	4.10%
Unpaid family workers	177	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,597 for the 79,070 households in Kanawha County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $31,340. 170,791 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.19%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	79,070	-
Less than $10,000	6,677	8.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,817	6.09%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,953	12.59%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,643	10.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	11,523	14.57%
$50,000 - $74,999	14,288	18.07%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,254	10.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,982	11.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,950	3.73%
More than $200,000	2,983	3.77%
Median Household Income	$46,639	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,597	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	48,498	-
Less than $10,000	3,076	6.34%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,773	3.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,607	7.44%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,384	9.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,269	12.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,140	20.91%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,565	13.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,546	15.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,582	5.32%
More than $200,000	2,556	5.27%

Median Family Income	$62,020	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,416	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,340	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,593	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,593	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	181,327	-
With health insurance coverage	170,791	94.19%
Public coverage	85,943	47.40%
Private health insurance	114,490	63.14%
Without health insurance coverage	10,536	5.81%

Housing

There are 92,409 housing units in Kanawha County School District area, West Virginia with 79,070 units (85.57%) occupied. 54,611 houses (69.07%) are occupied by owner and 24,459 houses (30.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $112,500 and the average rental cost is $747. 959 houses (1.04%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 22,752 houses (24.62%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,409	-
Occupied	79,070	85.57%
Owner Occupied	54,611	69.07%
Renter Occupied	24,459	30.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	63,952	69.21%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,202	2.38%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	16,471	17.82%
Mobile Homes	9,747	10.55%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	37	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,409	-
Built 2014 or later	959	1.04%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,154	1.25%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,289	6.81%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,974	9.71%
Built 1980 - 1989	8,754	9.47%
Built 1970 - 1979	14,950	16.18%
Built 1960 - 1969	11,984	12.97%
Built 1950 - 1959	16,593	17.96%
Built 1949 or earlier	22,752	24.62%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,409	-
1 room	1,166	1.26%
2 rooms	1,141	1.23%
3 rooms	5,548	6.00%
4 rooms	15,000	16.23%
5 rooms	19,666	21.28%
6 rooms	18,193	19.69%
7 rooms	12,126	13.12%
8 rooms	8,836	9.56%
9 rooms or more	10,733	11.61%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,409	-
no bedroom	1,355	1.47%
1 bedroom	7,492	8.11%
2 bedrooms	29,617	32.05%
3 bedrooms	39,059	42.27%
4 bedrooms	12,304	13.31%
5 bedrooms or more	2,582	2.79%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	54,611	-
Less than $50,000	8,144	14.91%
$50,000 - $99,999	15,805	28.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,208	22.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,315	15.23%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,887	10.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,071	5.62%
$500,000 - $999,999	989	1.81%
$1,000,000 or more	192	0.35%
Median House Value	$112,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	21,267	-
Less than $500	4,229	19.89%
$500 - $999	13,168	61.92%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,510	16.50%
$1,500 - $1,999	214	1.01%
$2,000 - $2,499	100	0.47%
$2,500 - $2,999	22	0.10%
$3,000 or more	24	0.11%
Median Rental Costs	$747	-

Demographic

A total of 183,279 people lives in Kanawha County School District area, West Virginia with 88,317 male and 94,962 female. The males to female ratio is 48.19 to 51.81. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	183,279	-
Male	88,317	48.19%
Female	94,962	51.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	183,279	-
Under 5 years	9,907	5.41%
5 - 9 years	10,701	5.84%
10 - 14 years	9,866	5.38%
15 - 19 years	10,141	5.53%
20 - 24 years	10,085	5.50%
25 - 34 years	22,473	12.26%
35 - 44 years	22,200	12.11%
45 - 54 years	23,561	12.86%
55 - 59 years	13,564	7.40%
60 - 64 years	14,172	7.73%
65 - 74 years	21,266	11.60%
75 - 84 years	10,679	5.83%
85 years and older	4,664	2.54%
Median Age	43.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	183,279	-
One Race	178,247	97.25%
White	162,196	88.50%
Black or African American	13,154	7.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native	370	0.20%
Asian	2,208	1.20%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	319	0.17%

Two or more races	5,032	2.75%
White and Black or African American	2,854	1.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	769	0.42%
White and Asian	408	0.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	185	0.10%