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Institute, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Institute is a Census CDP of 521 people across 0.28 square miles of land, in Kanawha County. Median household income is $42,315, 63.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Institute
What Institute is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.28 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,832 plus or minus 739
- County holding the largest share of its areaKanawha County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Institute
- Population521 plus or minus 210
- Median age26.8 plus or minus 7.9
- Population under 1844 plus or minus 45
- Share under 188.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over114 plus or minus 90
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Households132 plus or minus 95
- Family households38 plus or minus 45
- Share of households that are families28.8 percent plus or minus 27.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Institute
- Median household income$42,315 plus or minus $24,672
- Per capita income$18,940 plus or minus $5,368
- Civilian labor force231 plus or minus 194
- Employed231 plus or minus 194
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over268 plus or minus 171
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent plus or minus 78.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.7 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.6 percent plus or minus 10.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Institute
- Housing units180 plus or minus 96
- Occupied units132 plus or minus 95
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate26.7 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Owner occupied84 plus or minus 86
- Renter occupied48 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate63.6 percent plus or minus 46.3
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,000 plus or minus $286
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.4 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Single family units65 plus or minus 54
- Share single family36.1 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more11.7 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Mobile homes94 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Institute gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute230 plus or minus 191
- Commuting under 15 minutes63 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.4 percent plus or minus 29.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.5 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone58.0 percent plus or minus 40.3
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Public transport20.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Walked6.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kanawha County, not Institute
Kanawha County context, not Institute figures
- Establishments in Kanawha County4,396
- Covered employment, Kanawha County97,845
- Average annual pay, Kanawha County$61,997
- Housing units permitted, Kanawha County98
Every figure in this section is published for Kanawha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Institute.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Institute questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Institute, West Virginia?
521, in 132 households. Institute CDP covers 0.28 square miles of land, which is 1,832 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Institute in?
Kanawha County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Institute?
$42,315. Median gross rent is $1,000 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Institute figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kanawha County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Institute.
Is zoning published for Institute?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.