West Virginia Wesleyan's Living Circumstances

Upshur County School District Overview

West Virginia Wesleyan College located in Upshur County School District area. A total of 9,713 households are located in Upshur County School District area. Among them, 2,736 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.91 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,640 and 5,369 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.44% (103) of residents are non-citizens and 1.19% (277) 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 Upshur County School District, West Virginia
Household	9,713
Population	23,215
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,736 (28.17%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,640
Total Students	5,369
Pre-Kindergarten	308
Kindergarten	225
Grade 1-8	2,302
Grade 9-12	1,031
College/Graduate School	1,503
Veterans	19,462
Non-citizen	103
Non-English Home Language	277
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

19,986 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,715 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,715 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 9,959 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.10%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,642	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,811	81.01%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	691	7.17%
Public transportation	8	0.08%
Walked	314	3.26%
Other method	507	5.26%
Worked from home	311	3.23%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,959	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,243	32.56%
Service	1,839	18.47%
Sales and office	1,946	19.54%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,259	12.64%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,672	16.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,959	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	797	8.00%
Construction	770	7.73%
Manufacturing	749	7.52%
Wholesale trade	138	1.39%
Retail trade	1,152	11.57%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	495	4.97%
Information	87	0.87%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	219	2.20%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	636	6.39%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,097	31.10%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	858	8.62%
Other services, except public administration	402	4.04%
Public administration	559	5.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,959	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,897	79.30%
Government workers	1,488	14.94%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	555	5.57%
Unpaid family workers	19	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,801 for the 9,713 households in Upshur County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $27,583. 22,492 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.60%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,713	-
Less than $10,000	1,101	11.34%
$10,000 - $14,999	582	5.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,218	12.54%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,286	13.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,344	13.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,767	18.19%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,095	11.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	869	8.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	335	3.45%
More than $200,000	116	1.19%
Median Household Income	$40,322	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,801	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,357	-
Less than $10,000	595	9.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	255	4.01%
$15,000 - $24,999	449	7.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	588	9.25%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,008	15.86%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,446	22.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	834	13.12%
$100,000 - $149,999	759	11.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	324	5.10%
More than $200,000	99	1.56%

Median Family Income	$55,266	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,473	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,583	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,386	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,386	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,289	-
With health insurance coverage	22,492	92.60%
Public coverage	11,761	48.42%
Private health insurance	14,091	58.01%
Without health insurance coverage	1,797	7.40%

Housing

There are 11,398 housing units in Upshur County School District area, West Virginia with 9,713 units (85.22%) occupied. 7,157 houses (73.68%) are occupied by owner and 2,556 houses (26.32%) are rented. The average housing value is $119,000 and the average rental cost is $699. 67 houses (0.59%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,250 houses (19.74%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,398	-
Occupied	9,713	85.22%
Owner Occupied	7,157	73.68%
Renter Occupied	2,556	26.32%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,374	73.47%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	84	0.74%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	789	6.92%
Mobile Homes	2,141	18.78%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,398	-
Built 2014 or later	67	0.59%
Built 2010 - 2013	264	2.32%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,317	11.55%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,850	16.23%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,814	15.92%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,273	19.94%
Built 1960 - 1969	829	7.27%
Built 1950 - 1959	734	6.44%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,250	19.74%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,398	-
1 room	169	1.48%
2 rooms	209	1.83%
3 rooms	321	2.82%
4 rooms	1,829	16.05%
5 rooms	2,698	23.67%
6 rooms	2,243	19.68%
7 rooms	1,663	14.59%
8 rooms	1,229	10.78%
9 rooms or more	1,037	9.10%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,398	-
no bedroom	181	1.59%
1 bedroom	609	5.34%
2 bedrooms	3,026	26.55%
3 bedrooms	5,624	49.34%
4 bedrooms	1,716	15.06%
5 bedrooms or more	242	2.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,157	-
Less than $50,000	1,205	16.84%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,740	24.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,339	18.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,250	17.47%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,019	14.24%
$300,000 - $499,999	543	7.59%
$500,000 - $999,999	47	0.66%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.20%
Median House Value	$119,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,035	-
Less than $500	450	22.11%
$500 - $999	1,298	63.78%
$1,000 - $1,499	268	13.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	19	0.93%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$699	-

Demographic

A total of 24,502 people lives in Upshur County School District area, West Virginia with 12,201 male and 12,301 female. The males to female ratio is 49.80 to 50.20. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	24,502	-
Male	12,201	49.80%
Female	12,301	50.20%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,502	-
Under 5 years	1,333	5.44%
5 - 9 years	1,423	5.81%
10 - 14 years	1,420	5.80%
15 - 19 years	1,754	7.16%
20 - 24 years	1,952	7.97%
25 - 34 years	2,674	10.91%
35 - 44 years	2,629	10.73%
45 - 54 years	3,135	12.79%
55 - 59 years	1,519	6.20%
60 - 64 years	1,820	7.43%
65 - 74 years	2,822	11.52%
75 - 84 years	1,475	6.02%
85 years and older	546	2.23%
Median Age	41.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,502	-
One Race	24,338	99.33%
White	23,741	96.89%
Black or African American	500	2.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native	22	0.09%
Asian	43	0.18%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	32	0.13%

Two or more races	164	0.67%
White and Black or African American	70	0.29%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	25	0.10%
White and Asian	26	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%