Pocahontas County, West Virginia

• White (non-Hispanic) 7,295 93.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 131 1.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 42 0.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 10 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 269 3.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 37 0.5%

• Under 18 1,375 17.7%
• 18–24 512 6.6%
• 25–44 1,631 21.0%
• 45–64 2,158 27.7%
• 65 and over 2,108 27.1%

Median household income

$52,248

90% interval $46,646–$57,850

−$8,414 vs WV · 42nd of 55

Below poverty line

17.4%

90% interval 13.4%–21.4%

+1.2 pp vs WV · 24th of 55

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.2%

+0.71 pp vs. state

County GDP

$352.5M

0.33% of state

Avg. annual pay

$42,197

Establishments

350

• Leisure & hospitality 826 27.5%
• Education & health services 605 20.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 393 13.1%
• Public administration 356 11.9%
• Professional & business services 237 7.9%
• Manufacturing 199 6.6%
• Construction 127 4.2%
• Other services 110 3.7%
• Financial activities 60 2.0%
• Natural resources & mining 49 1.6%
• Information 37 1.2%

Home ownership

83.6%

+8.7 pp vs WV · 10th of 55

Median gross rent

$715

−$157 vs WV · 37th of 55

Owner-occupied

2,660

Renter-occupied

521

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.7× the lowest ($54,377 vs $31,698/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,889 74.1%
• Democratic 927 23.8%
• Other / third-party 85 2.2%

• Spanish 26 0.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 13 0.2%

Households

3,181

Family households

1,871

58.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

387

20.7% of families

Single-mother families

106

5.7% of families

Veterans

752

11.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 1,347 17.1%
• Mainline Protestant 936 11.9%
• Catholic 394 5.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 72 0.9%

Health insured

93.9%

±2.2 pp

Uninsured

6.1%

±2.2 pp

33rd of 55

With a disability

22.0%

±2.7 pp

19th of 55

Bachelor's or higher

19.7%

±3.4 pp

−4.4 pp vs WV · 22nd of 55

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.4%

90% interval 8.1%–10.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

29th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

2 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courtswv.gov; cross-checked against W. Va. Code § 51-2-1a. Magistrate Courts (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small civil up to $10K) are separately allocated one per county and not counted here. Family Court judges (domestic relations) also separate.)

Court seats

Lewisburg, Marlinton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

31.21 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2