Median Household Income
$50,331
Median Home Value
$117,900
Median Gross Rent
$606/mo
Poverty Rate
20.4%
Unemployment Rate
9.3%
Homeownership Rate
76.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.4%
Median Age
46.6
Population Over Time
Braxton County shrank 15.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
14,492
2016
14,463
2018
14,282
2020
14,032
2022
12,505
2024
12,208
Business & Industry
Braxton County has 232 business establishments employing 2,754 people.
Other services (except public administration)
28
Construction
25
Accommodation and food services
24
Health care and social assistance
22
Professional, scientific, and technical services
13
Finance and insurance
10
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
9
Information
8
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.