Tornado is a city of 1,114 people in West Virginia. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. That is roughly 39% ahead of the West Virginia median. This skews young, with a median age of 34.1. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $174,800, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,000, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tornado
What changed most since 1990
White share95.6% → 88.2%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,644 → $174,800(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate3.5% → 8.8%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)57.8%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.6%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 90 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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Over time
Tornado, decade by decade
Tornado population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
990
$77,253
$140,644
13.3%
10.6
2000
1,111
$91,083
$162,674
22.8%
7.5
2020
1,081
$83,105
$167,625
22.2%
15.9
2024
1,114
$83,000
$174,800
30.4%
26.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
