10.0% of Coal Fork, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 79.1% less than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 10.7% of high school graduates and 16.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.1%. For comparison, it was 9.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Coal Fork, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Coal Fork:
10.0%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Coal Fork:
2.1%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Coal Fork:
11.5%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 18.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Coal Fork:
21.9%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.1%
Residents above poverty level:
9.2%
Poverty by age in Coal Fork, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Coal Fork,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
23.0%25 to 34 years
100.0%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
44.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Coal Fork,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
27.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Coal Fork,WV (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.1%25 to 34 years
74.1%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Coal Fork, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Coal Fork, WV (%)
12.2%White
0.0%American Indian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Coal Fork, WV (absolute numbers)
138White
11.2%Below poverty level
88.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Coal Fork, WV
Children below poverty level:
Coal Fork, West Virginia:
7.0%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Coal Fork:
10.7%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Coal Fork:
16.2%
West Virginia:
33.6%
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
24.6%Worked part-time
75.4%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.3%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
31.7%1980 to 1989
18.3%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
8.3%1950 to 1959
23.3%1940 to 1949
10.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
2.7%1990 to 1994
5.6%1980 to 1989
15.7%1970 to 1979
14.8%1960 to 1969
21.8%1950 to 1959
16.9%1940 to 1949
19.1%1939 or earlier
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