CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hurricane

West Virginia · 4,537 residents · 3.71 sq mi

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Hurricane is home to 4,537 people in West Virginia. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $53,000. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 15% more than in West Virginia as a whole. The population has fallen 13% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,537

−13%vs 2000

vs 5,222 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(313)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(296)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(384)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(311)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(296)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(672)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(643)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.1%(641)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(402)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(371)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(150)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(58)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,990

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,591 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,921

−46%vs 2000

vs $20,119 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,000

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$363

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $507 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(5,103)

Black0.7%(35)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(28)

Asian0.4%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(4,506)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(14)

Asian0.7%(31)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(90)

Puerto Rican0.3%(23)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(51)

Cambodian0.2%(16)

Filipino0.2%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(23)

Ancestry

American16.1%(1,103)

English15.1%(1,035)

German14.3%(980)

Irish10.4%(711)

Scottish3.4%(232)

Italian2.1%(142)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(104)

French1.3%(86)

Swedish0.8%(52)

Welsh0.7%(46)

Polish0.6%(39)

Greek0.4%(30)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.3%(21)

Dutch0.2%(14)

Subsaharan African0.2%(14)

Croatian0.2%(12)

Slovene0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 15.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(832)

Married53.4%(1,475)

Widowed2.5%(68)

Divorced14%(388)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(656)

Married44.9%(1,334)

Widowed11.5%(340)

Divorced21.5%(639)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.5%(152)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42%(170)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17%(69)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 405 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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