West Virginia
State Government
Governor
Jim Justice (R)
State Senate
3
Democrats,
31
Republicans
State House
11
Democrats,
89
Republicans
West Virginia
Housing - West Virginia
Home foreclosure rate
1 in 13,225
People experiencing homelessness
1,779
Households paying more than 50% of income on housing
47,300
Percent renters
0.245
Economic well-being - West Virginia
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.157
Minimum wage
8.75
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.362
Poverty rate
16.7%
Unemployment rate
3.8
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
5.8
Poverty by demographic - West Virginia
Child poverty rate
0.22
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
N/A
Senior poverty rate
12.0 %
Women in poverty
865,038
December 23, 2018
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March 6, 2018
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March 6, 2018
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December 25, 2017
Can putting the least-experienced teachers in the highest-risk schools ever result in success?
December 24, 2017
At ground zero for the opioid epidemic, schools are helping students overcome the odds
September 19, 2016