Tornado

Population: 1,101
Median household income: $81,875
Median home value: $156,500

Tornado, a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, has 1,101 residents. Its median household income of $81,875 runs above the Kanawha County figure of $58,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tornado's population declined 7.2% from 1,187 to 1,101, while its median home value rose 21.7% from $128,600 to $156,500.

The median resident is 41.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,101
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,875
Median home value: $156,500
Median gross rent: $1,367
Housing units: 405
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1871,101

Median household income

$67,564$81,875

Median home value

$128,600$156,500

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,367

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,187	$67,564	$128,600	—
2020	976	$68,566	$138,300	—
2021	1,046	$72,500	$142,300	$1,109
2022	1,029	$79,952	$146,300	$1,240
2023	1,101	$81,875	$156,500	$1,367

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1723.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	2.9%
5 to 17	261	23.7%
18 to 24	85	7.7%
25 to 34	144	13.1%
35 to 44	113	10.3%
45 to 54	125	11.4%
55 to 64	116	10.5%
65 to 74	178	16.2%
75 and over	47	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,021	92.7%
Black or African American	6	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	11.6%
High school graduate	273	37.8%
Some college or associate's	183	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	127	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	56	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone95.6%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	433	95.6%
Carpooled	15	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	76	17.0%
15 to 29 min	218	48.7%
30 to 44 min	114	25.4%
45 to 59 min	22	4.9%
60+ min	18	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 7.5% (80 of 1,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	284	74.2%
Nonfamily households	99	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	383	94.6%
Vacant	22	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	83.0%
Renter-occupied	65	17.0%

1-unit, detached98.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	400	98.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5480764
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.3270, -81.8574