Clendenin

Population: 994
Median household income: $49,423
Median home value: $81,700

Clendenin is a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, home to 994 residents. At $49,423, its median household income sits below Kanawha County's $58,887.

From 2019 to 2023, Clendenin's population declined 9.7% from 1,101 to 994, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $66,300 to $81,700.

Households average 3.37 people. The median gross rent is $1,063.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 994
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,423
Median home value: $81,700
Median gross rent: $1,063
Housing units: 384
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,101994

Median household income

$42,083$49,423

Median home value

$66,300$81,700

Median gross rent

$805$1,063

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,101	$42,083	$66,300	$805
2020	1,368	$42,778	$69,900	$818
2021	1,297	$55,278	$70,300	$883
2022	982	$50,375	$94,000	$953
2023	994	$49,423	$81,700	$1,063

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 518.0%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	18.0%
5 to 17	167	16.8%
18 to 24	131	13.2%
25 to 34	105	10.6%
35 to 44	64	6.4%
45 to 54	72	7.2%
55 to 64	143	14.4%
65 to 74	100	10.1%
75 and over	33	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	989	99.5%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	9.1%
High school graduate	236	45.6%
Some college or associate's	115	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	40	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	79	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled17.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	224	63.8%
Carpooled	62	17.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	12.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	25.5%
15 to 29 min	41	12.5%
30 to 44 min	165	50.2%
45 to 59 min	21	6.4%
60+ min	18	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.37
Poverty rate: 4.4% (44 of 991)

	Count	Share
Family households	212	72.6%
Nonfamily households	80	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	292	76.0%
Vacant	92	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	205	70.2%
Renter-occupied	87	29.8%

1-unit, detached93.8%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	360	93.8%
1-unit, attached	4	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6	1.6%
5 to 19 units	8	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5416012
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 38.4845, -81.3515