Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Economy Score out of 100
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
52.3
Cluster
52.3
State Avg.
49.9
National Avg.
57.0

Economy	Pocahontas County	Cluster	WV	National
Unemployment rate	8.3%	8.3%	5.4%	3.3%
Median household income	$33,029	$33,029	$38,687	$53,699
Population below the poverty line (%)	17.6%	17.6%	19.1%	13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile	4.2	4.2	5.2	4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop.	5.9	5.9	4.6	3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing	81.2%	81.2%	76.7%	68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5)	%	%	76.3%	83.8%

Education	Pocahontas County	Cluster	WV	National
Preschool enrollment	51.9%	51.9%	35.1%	48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation	88.2%	88.2%	89.1%	84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%)	22.7%	22.7%	27.3%	40.5%

Community Health & Civic Life	Pocahontas County	Cluster	WV	National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24)	17.7%	17.7%	17.0%	11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24)	125	125	34,991	4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older)	%	%	25.9%	27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop.	306.3	306.3	350.7	382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop.	47.3	47.3	77.7	75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population	4.7	4.7	1.9	2.1

Health	Pocahontas County	Cluster	WV	National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs)	%	%	9.5%	8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage	10.2%	10.2%	6.1%	8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.)			78.3	34.9

Business	Pocahontas County	Cluster	WV	National
Diversity	79.8%	79.8%	-%	85.9%
Growth	-11.4	-11.4	-	7.9
Automation	63.7%	63.7%	-%	59.4%

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.

Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

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