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Barbour County, West Virginia

WV · population 15,424 · GEOID 54001

No score yet. It is computed when the file is built.

Median gross rent is better than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

15,424

0.87% of West Virginia · 15,424 of 1,778,373

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment

4.0%

+0.0 pts above the United States

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment, against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-016.4%4.1%—
2024-026.6%4.2%—
2024-035.8%3.9%—
2024-044.7%3.5%—
2024-054.4%3.7%—
2024-065.1%4.3%—
2024-075.2%4.5%—
2024-085.2%4.4%—
2024-094.2%3.9%—
2024-104.1%3.9%—
2024-114.1%4.0%—
2024-124.6%3.8%—
2025-015.8%4.4%—
2025-026.4%4.5%—
2025-035.4%4.2%—
2025-044.7%3.9%—
2025-054.4%4.0%—
2025-064.8%4.4%—
2025-075.2%4.6%—
2025-085.3%4.5%—
2025-094.7%4.3%—
2025-115.1%4.3%—
2025-125.2%4.1%—
2026-015.9%4.7%—
2026-026.7%4.7%—
2026-034.8%4.3%—
2026-044.7%4.0%—
2026-054.2%4.1%—
2026-065.2%4.4%—
2026-074.4%4.4%—
2026-084.6%4.3%—
2026-094.0%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN540010000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$803

better than the United States

This place $803
West Virginia $872
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output

$781.1M

+8.8% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output
PeriodOutputMargin
2016$342.4M—
2017$387.0M—
2018$385.0M—
2019$415.7M—
2020$399.8M—
2021$451.4M—
2022$658.4M—
2023$718.0M—
2024$781.1M—

West Virginia $106.5B · this place is 0.73% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations

$5.7M

−0.6% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations
PeriodFederal obligationsMargin
FY2021$5.5M—
FY2022$10.3M—
FY2023$10.4M—
FY2024$5.6M—
FY2025$5.7M—
FY2026$5.7M—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 42.2 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 12.5% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 20.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 48.2% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $131,900 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $51,394 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 8.5% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of West Virginia 0.87% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024