Pinch

Population: 3,893
Median household income: $72,406
Median home value: $198,400

Pinch is a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, home to 3,893 residents. At $72,406, its median household income sits above Kanawha County's $58,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pinch's population grew 41.8% from 2,746 to 3,893, while its median home value rose 18.6% from $167,300 to $198,400.

The typical home was built around 1980. 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,893
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $72,406
Median home value: $198,400
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 1,414
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7463,893

Median household income

$74,926$72,406

Median home value

$167,300$198,400

Median gross rent

$1,038$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,746	$74,926	$167,300	$1,038
2020	3,538	$67,054	$203,600	$755
2021	3,834	$68,690	$191,900	$795
2022	4,015	$73,973	$200,200	$864
2023	3,893	$72,406	$198,400	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7418.5%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	368	9.5%
5 to 17	679	17.4%
18 to 24	73	1.9%
25 to 34	182	4.7%
35 to 44	299	7.7%
45 to 54	582	14.9%
55 to 64	550	14.1%
65 to 74	720	18.5%
75 and over	440	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,705	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	188	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree27.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	2.3%
High school graduate	930	33.5%
Some college or associate's	725	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	752	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	301	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone67.1%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	946	67.1%
Carpooled	178	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	286	20.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	5.0%
15 to 29 min	640	56.9%
30 to 44 min	298	26.5%
45 to 59 min	113	10.1%
60+ min	17	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 4.0% (155 of 3,893)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,029	72.8%
Nonfamily households	385	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,414	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	925	65.4%
Renter-occupied	489	34.6%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,037	73.3%
1-unit, attached	106	7.5%
2 to 4 units	120	8.5%
5 to 19 units	74	5.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	77	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5463772
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.4064, -81.4772