Median Household Income
$60,943
Median Home Value
$147,300
Median Gross Rent
$906/mo
Poverty Rate
15.7%
Unemployment Rate
5.6%
Homeownership Rate
71.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
29.7%
Median Age
43.8
Population Over Time
Kanawha County shrank 7.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
191,765
2016
189,636
2018
185,710
2020
181,014
2022
179,895
2024
176,537
Business & Industry
Kanawha County has 4,396 business establishments employing 74,799 people.
Health care and social assistance
603
Other services (except public administration)
585
Professional, scientific, and technical services
428
Accommodation and food services
423
Construction
319
Finance and insurance
281
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
209
Real estate and rental and leasing
209
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.