Kanawha

Population: 130
Median household income: $65,469
Median home value: $195,800

Kanawha, a community in Wood County, West Virginia, has 130 residents. At $65,469, its median household income sits above Wood County's $56,193.

Between 2020 and 2023, Kanawha's population declined 78.1% from 594 to 130, while its median home value fell 7.1% from $210,700 to $195,800.

The typical home was built around 1984. 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 130
Median age: 60.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,469
Median home value: $195,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 83
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

594130

Median home value

$210,700$195,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	594	—	$210,700
2021	371	—	$231,000
2022	288	—	$157,500
2023	130	$65,469	$195,800

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 175.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 343.8%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6430.8%

65 to 7419.2%

75 and over19.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	7	5.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	5	3.8%
35 to 44	11	8.5%
45 to 54	17	13.1%
55 to 64	40	30.8%
65 to 74	25	19.2%
75 and over	25	19.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	130	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's17.9%

Bachelor's degree26.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	4.1%
High school graduate	59	48.0%
Some college or associate's	22	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	33	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4	3.3%

Commute to work

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked31.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30	68.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	31.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	31.8%
15 to 29 min	15	34.1%
30 to 44 min	15	34.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 3.1% (4 of 130)

	Count	Share
Family households	30	41.7%
Nonfamily households	42	58.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	72	86.7%
Vacant	11	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	83	100.0%
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	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5442388
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.2041, -81.4578