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West Virginia
Dental Demographics

1,780,740 residents ▼ 0.7%
24,041 square miles
74 residents per square mile
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Dental Practices
351General Practices

There are an average of 5,073 residents per general dental practice in West Virginia, which is higher than the current U.S. average of 3,667.

111Specialty Practices

There are an average of 16,043 residents per specialty practice in West Virginia, which is higher than the current U.S. average of 7,576.

Saturation
Age
43.4Median Age

This is higher than the current U.S. median of 37.8 years.

Income
$51,248Median household income

This is lower than the current U.S. median of $69,717.

15.7%People below poverty line

This is higher than the current U.S. rate of 12.7%.

Medicaid Eligibility
494,865Medicaid Enrollees

The table to the right provides eligibility levels in West Virginia for key coverage groups that use Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), as of January 2020. All income standards are expressed as a percentage of the federal poverty level (FPL). Other eligibility criteria also apply, such as citizenship, immigration status, and state residency.

  • Infants
    0-1
  • Children
    1-5
  • Children
    6-19
  • Parent or
    Caretaker
  • Adults
    Expansion
  • 163%
  • 146%
  • 138%
  • 138%
  • 138%
data courtesy of Medicaid.gov
Language
97.4%Speaks English at home

This is higher than the current U.S. average of 78.7%.

1.0%Speaks Spanish at home

This is lower than the current U.S. average of 12.9%.

Housing
2.30Average people per household

This is lower than the current U.S. average of 2.54.

559,532Owner Occupied
192,662Renter Occupied
Education
89%High school graduate or higher

This is the same as the current U.S. rate of 89%.

23%Bachelor's degree or higher

This is lower than the current U.S. rate of 34%.

Construction
3,692Residential unit permits filed
in 2021
0.2%Of all units in United States in 2021
15.2%More residential unit permits than
in 2020
54.2%More permits than in 2010

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If you are interested in buying, selling or building a dental practice, do not rely on this data for determining the desirability of a location. It is a starting point that you should supplement with other research such as:

  • Your individual practice strategy;
  • A comparative market analysis from a real estate agent;
  • A business valuation or appraisal from a professional appraiser;
  • Visiting the practice location.